Maine program aims to address mental health treatment accessibility issues
Some barriers to accessing mental health treatment include distance, transportation, mobility issues and waitlists.Sweetser can bring comprehensive behavioral health services to people who face those barriers through its Adult Behavioral Health Home program.Joey Rossignol, Sweetser’s senior director of community-based services for Cumberland County, joined Maine’s Total Coverage on Friday to talk about the program.Rossignol said to think of Adult Behavioral Health Home as targeted case management, as people can get the services and support they need to manage their mental and physical health issues. The program can also help people transition home from a hospital, jail or residential facility; find and maintain housing; obtain referrals; work with their doctors; and connect to community support systems.People who use the Behavioral Health Home program have access to a team that includes a health home coordinator, nurse, clinical lead and peer support specialist. That team will help develop a crisis prevention program; make safe decisions in stressful situations; manage medications and minimize side effects; continue therapy, recovery and education; and find meaningful work and help with training for that job.Rossignol said there are immediate openings in the program for people who need home-based services like this. The adult version of the program is available to anyone 18 and older with a written diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder. Participants must also qualify for full MaineCare.For more information, call 1-800-434-3000 or send an email to [email protected].
Some barriers to accessing mental health treatment include distance, transportation, mobility issues and waitlists.
Sweetser can bring comprehensive behavioral health services to people who face those barriers through its Adult Behavioral Health Home program.
Joey Rossignol, Sweetser’s senior director of community-based services for Cumberland County, joined Maine’s Total Coverage on Friday to talk about the program.
Rossignol said to think of Adult Behavioral Health Home as targeted case management, as people can get the services and support they need to manage their mental and physical health issues. The program can also help people transition home from a hospital, jail or residential facility; find and maintain housing; obtain referrals; work with their doctors; and connect to community support systems.
People who use the Behavioral Health Home program have access to a team that includes a health home coordinator, nurse, clinical lead and peer support specialist. That team will help develop a crisis prevention program; make safe decisions in stressful situations; manage medications and minimize side effects; continue therapy, recovery and education; and find meaningful work and help with training for that job.
Rossignol said there are immediate openings in the program for people who need home-based services like this. The adult version of the program is available to anyone 18 and older with a written diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder. Participants must also qualify for full MaineCare.
For more information, call 1-800-434-3000 or send an email to [email protected].
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