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Maine Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Learning Community (2021-2029)
The Maine SUD Learning Community, through funding from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, supports prescribing clinicians and their teams to provide more evidence-based treatment to individuals and their families affected by Substance Use Disorders and...
Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) State Planning Grant (2023-2024)
In partnership with Maine DHHS through funding from SAMHSA, CCSME is providing information on available resources, training and information about the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model and evidence-based practices included within CCBHCs....
MeHAF Systems Improvement and Innovations Responsive Grant (2022-2023): Creating a Road Map for Priorities in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHC) in Maine
CCSME received a SIIRG Grant from MeHAF to seek input from behavioral health consumers and people with lived experience on a new model of behavioral health care, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHC), being piloted and implemented by the Maine...
New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) (2018-2029)
The New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) provides training and technical assistance services to the professional and volunteer prevention workforce within the New England states. The New England PTTC is developing a diverse program with multiple...
Maine Behavioral Health Workforce Development Collaborative (MBHWDC) (2013–2025)
Working in a broad range of ways to build Maine's capacity, the MBHWDC plans to provide fully integrated behavioral health services across prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Our website connects practitioners with training opportunities, certifications...
MeHAF Discretionary Grant (Nov 2017–Apr 2018)
Expanding Medication-Assisted Recovery Services & Building a Stronger Recovery‐Oriented System for Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Maine Project Summary CCSME conducted a planning process to identify strategies for expanding access to Medication-Assisted Recovery...
Peer Recovery Centers (2016–2017)
Research and Needs Assessment In 2016, the Maine State Legislature passed LD 1537, “An Act to Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery” (Public Law 378), which provides funding for the establishment and expansion of peer support...
Project Reentry (2014–2017)
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is partnering through a Bureau of Justice Assistance, Second Change Co-Occurring Reentry grant, Project Reentry, with CCSME, Maine Pretrial Services, Inc., Catholic Charities of Maine, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England,...
NIMH Outreach Partnership (2011–2016)
The Outreach Partnership Program is a nationwide initiative of the National Institute of Mental Health. As partners in this program, CCSME and NAMI Maine conducted statewide mental health outreach and education programs to deliver up-to-date, science-based information...
The Maine Suicide Prevention Program (2011–2016)
CCSME has been instrumental in developing and delivering the annual MSPP Beyond the Basics Conference for NAMI Maine. From 2011 through 2014, CCSME collaborated with NAMI Maine and the Maine Primary Care Association to deliver the spectrum of training programs offered...
Quality Counts Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Consultant (2014–2016)
CCSME provided technical assistance to Quality Counts to support the adoption of the SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) in Health Homes in Maine through a Learning Community. SBIRT is an evidence based set of clinical guidelines used to...
Adult Drug Treatment Courts (2011–2015)
CCSME assisted Maine’s Adult Drug Treatment Courts with training and implementation of three specific evidence-based models applicable to the court population: Seeking Safety, Thinking for a Change and Moral Reconation Therapy. Seeking Safety is an integrated...
Moving Integration Forward (2013)
CCSME assisted an initiative of the Maine Primary Care Association (MPCA) funded by the Jesse B. Cox Foundation to advance behavioral health and physical health integration in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Maine. As part of this initiative, CCSME with...
Office of Substance Abuse (OSA) Training (2012–2013)
CCSME provided professional education and technical assistance to improve the Maine behavioral health workforce’s understanding of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse, health issues, and trauma. CCSME also worked to improve the Maine behavioral health...
Health Care Reform Education Project (2012)
Amistad, Inc., in partnership with the Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine, NAMI Maine, and the Consumer Council System of Maine, developed and implemented a Health Care Reform Education program which reached out to, connected with, and educated peers and...
Maine Health Reform Learning Collaborative Project (2012)
As part of an effort to build state coalitions and educate mental health and substance use stakeholders on health reform implementation, SAMHSA invited state mental health and substance use consumer and peer organizations, recovery community organizations, family...
Mentor ME (2010–2012)
This grant from the U.S. Department of Justice was used to expand and enhance My Sister’s Keeper’s mentoring ministry and offer vocational services through Goodwill to female offenders at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, Maine. The two-year grant supported the...
Recovery Perspectives: A Conversation Between People in Recovery and Service Providers (2011)
CCSME created an educational DVD on recovery from co-occurring disorders with funding from the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant initiative. The grant was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Maine Department of...
The State of Maine Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant (2005–2010)
CCSME provided statewide training, technical assistance, grant writing, development, and project oversight for this grant and served as a subcontractor to the Office of Substance Abuse in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The grant was funded by the...
Advancing Health Reform: Collaborative Strategies to Strengthen the Understanding, Impact and Value of MaineCare for Its Members (2009)
CCSME developed strategies to support health for MaineCare members during this nine-month planning grant which was carried out in collaboration with the Maine Health Access Foundation. Improving the Health of Maine People
Expanding Recovery Medical Homes at Behavioral Health Centers (2008–2009)
CCSME directed and wrote this one-year planning grant which expanded medical and family/peer recovery services at behavioral health centers. Maine Health Access Foundation funded the project; the budget was $47,534.
Project Connect (2008–2009)
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine, obtained a $48,301 planning grant for the development of a strategic plan to enhance collaboration across the criminal justice and behavioral health systems...
Kennebec Co-Occurring Court (2005–2008)
The Maine Co-Occurring Disorders Court is a specialized court docket for adults with co-occurring disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system. This court provides judicial oversight, strict monitoring, rapid access to specialized treatment, and case...
Institute for Quality Behavioral Health Care (2004–2006)
The Co-Occurring Collaborative of Southern Maine in collaboration with AdCare Maine, the Aroostook Mental Health Center, Day One, Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine, the Maine Primary Care Association, Bureau of Medical Services, and the Department of Behavioral...
Jail Diversion Project, Cumberland County Jail (2002–2006)
CCSME partnered in this jail diversion project and assisted with consulting, writing and grant development as a subcontractor to Cumberland County. The project was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health...
Two-Year Expansion Project for Skill Development in Motivational Interviewing across the State of Maine (2003–2005)
CCSME conducted a two-year expansion project on motivational interviewing skills together with with Muskie Center for Learning with funds from the Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services.
Partnership for the Transfer of Knowledge into Practice for Co-Occurring Recovery (2001–2004)
CCSME developed curricula, wrote and directed the grant, and implemented a statewide Train the Trainer program. The Mental Health Funding Collaborative funded this partnership with a three-year grant of $112,000.
One-Year Pilot Project for Skill Development in Motivational Interviewing for Case Managers in Region 1 (2001–2002)
CCSME contracted with Muskie Center for Learning to develop case managers’ motivational interviewing skills with funds from the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services.
Community Action Grant, Creating a System Welcoming to Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (2001–2002)
CCSME consulted with the Office of Substance Abuse and participated in a grant to create a system which is welcoming to individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funded...
Recovery Stories (2001)
Together with NAMI Maine, CCSME produced a video documenting five individual stories of co-occurring disorder recovery. The project was funded by Janssen Pharmaceutica Research Foundation and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Conference Knowledge Dissemination Grant – Maine Kids: The Way Life Should Be: Treating Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders (2000)
CCSME organized a two-day conference on adolescent co-occurring disorders. The conference included on-site technical assistance. CCSME wrote and directed the grant. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service...
Intensive Training Initiatives on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Individuals with Substance Abuse and Relapse Prevention for Co-Occurring Disorders (1997)
CCSME worked with nine teams across Maine to train and implement dialectical behavior therapy for individuals with substance abuse (DBT-S). CCSME also developed Relapse Prevention groups, wrote and directed the grant, and produced a monograph on Relapse Prevention for...
Dual Disorders Service Integration and Reimbursement Demonstration Project (1993–1996)
CCSME directed the Collaborative and Enhanced Community Care Service component of the Dual Disorders Service Integration and Reimbursement Demonstration Project and assisted with writing the grant. This project served as an umbrella for the implementation of Maine...
Integrated Criminal Justice/Human Service Project (1995)
CCSME conducted pre- and post-booking diversion planning for the Maine criminal justice system, cross-trained staff, and wrote and directed the grant. The Maine Sheriff's Association Mental Health Initiative funded the grant with an annual budget of $57,000.