Who should take Peer Support 101?
Consumers
Provides an opportunity to discover the broad range of peer support. As well as qualify for participation in the Peer Support Specialists Certification.
Providers
Peer Support may be something offered in your agency, or your community, do you know what its all about? Would you like to know the possibilities?
Community and family members
Find out about options for people you care about.
Intentional Peer Support
Peer Support
Intentional Peer Support is a relationship focused, problem solving, and strengths based, trauma-informed approach. With administrative support from the Muskie School, OBH has oversight of training and certification in Intentional Peer Support for individuals identifying as having lived experience with mental health challenges employed to offer support to others with mental health difficulties.
Mental Health and Rehabilitation Technician (MHRT)
With administrative support from the Muskie School, OBH has oversight of training, continuing education, and Certification for frontline mental health workers. There are three types of certification: Community (MHRT/C), Residential (MHRT/I), and Crisis Service Provider (MHRT/CSP).
Training & Certification
OBH offers a variety of trainings, workshops, conferences, fidelity monitoring, technical assistance, and administers two -certification programs. Below is a non-exhaustive sample.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Data System
Currently, all licensed SUD treatment providers in Maine are required by state licensing regulation to report patient-level data for each treatment episode. Until August 31, 2021, this was done using the WITS system. Collection and reporting of this data is required in order for our state to receive federal funding support for SUD treatment services and programs.
Prescription Monitoring Program
The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a secure database that is used across the State of Maine to improve public health by providing controlled substance drug use information prior to prescribing or dispensing those drugs. The PMP is a key part of the State of Maine’s Opioid Response Strategy by decreasing the amount and frequency of opioid and controlled substances prescribing. To view more regulatory and statutory information, please see Chapter 11 Rule (Word).
Providers
Become a Behavioral Health Provider
Behavioral Health Services providers must comply with the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) System of Care Principles.
Providers who are interested in becoming a Behavioral Health Service Provider must contact a Program Coordinator to begin the application process.
Archived Quarterly Reports
The following documents are submitted as the Quarterly Progress Report as required to report to the Court quarterly regarding compliance and progress toward meeting specific standards as delineated in the Bates v. DHHS Consent Decree Settlement Agreement, the Consent Decree Plan of October 2006, and the Compliance Standards approved October 29, 2007.
Settlement Agreement
Settlement Agreement & Amendments
This page includes the Bates v AMHI Settlement Agreement that sets forth requirements to improve the mental health system in Maine and subsequent related rulings and amendments. The major goals of the Settlement are: