| MaineCare Service |
Who it Serves |
Purpose |
| Case Management |
Children 0-20 with a diagnosis of mental illness, mental
retardation, pervasive developmental disorder or at risk. |
Help to identify & locate appropriate treatment
services to meet the needs of the child and navigate the
system. |
| Crisis Services |
Anyone who is concerned because their child is showing
behaviors or dangerous thinking. |
To respond to a child & family in crisis in order
to keep everyone safe. |
| Infant Mental Health |
Any child 0-2 that shows a possible need for mental
health assessment & treatment. |
Assess mental health needs of child and promote positive
developmental growth. |
| Office Based Outpatient |
Children/youth that show need for mental health assessment & treatment.
Services may include counseling, family therapy. Medication,
etc. |
Address any symptoms and promote emotional and behavioral
stability. |
| Medication Management |
Any child 0-20 who is receiving medication for behavioral
or emotional health needs. |
Prescription, administration and/or monitoring of medications
intended for treatment and management of symptoms. |
| Children’s Habilitation |
Children aged 0-20 with mental retardation (IQ 70 or
under) or pervasive developmental disorder. |
Skill building in areas of daily living & behavioral
management to support child’s functioning in the
home & community. |
| Child & Family Behavioral
Health Treatment Services |
Children/Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance |
Offer strategies to help the child & family manage
mental health symptoms, function better in home, school & community,
and prevent hospitalization. |
| Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) |
Those families living with, or caring for, children
with serious mental illness. |
Symptom management and supports in home, school & community. |
| Intensive Temporary ResidentialTreatment (ITRT) |
Children/Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance and
other services haven’t helped. |
To regain functioning that will allow child to return
to home/community. |
Hospital Services
|
Anyone in need of hospital psychiatric treatment |
To regain functioning that will allow child to return
to home/community. |
