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This page is intended for recipients of mental health services; families; mental health service providers; advocates; and all other interested parties. It includes a brief overview of the Consent Decree, the current Consent Decree Plan and Standards, guidance documents, quarterly data and progress reports, and forms.
An Advance Directive for Planning Mental Health Care (sometimes called a Psychiatric Advance Directive) is a is a planning document that can be used to guide care in the event that a person with severe mental illness cannot make decisions for themselves. Advanced directives are a tool that people with mental illness, their loved ones, and caregivers can use to engage in care and self-determine how care is provided for them in a crisis.
The Progressive Treatment Program (PTP) appears in statute at 34-B M.R.S.A. § 3873-A.
Listed below are links to all PTP forms.
This is a guide to the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services Grievance Process for adults. The purpose of this guide is to help you understand the process and to file a grievance if you believe that your rights have been violated by your mental health provider.
Before filing a grievance, please review your rights are under the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services. The rights listed below are the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services:
This page provides information regarding the legal rights of individuals receiving mental health services. Some of the topics covered are advance directives, crisis planning, involuntary commitment, guardianship, grievances and privacy. This page is targeted to individuals receiving mental health services as well as family members, advocates, and mental health service providers.
OBH recognizes that access to safe, decent, and affordable housing is a medical necessity for many persons with disabilities. Independent housing vouchers deliver real therapeutic value; promote consumer empowerment; support both civil and disability rights; and are demonstrated to be radically cost effective when compared to high cost, high intensity, institutionalized care. OBH administers the following two housing programs:
The Office of Behavioral Health within DHHS is responsible for providing leadership and active partnership in Maine’s comprehensive system of supports to communities and individuals with mental health conditions across the prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery system and across the life span.
Provide residential SUD treatment and rehabilitation services, including medically supervised detoxification, residential rehabilitation, halfway house services, and extended care services.