Contact Us
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
P.O. Box 926
656 State Street
Bangor, Maine 04402-0926
Phone: (207) 941-4000
TTY: Maine relay 711
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About Us
Mission
As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and their community and personal supports to provide recovery oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create.
Vision
We focus on enhancing symptom management, promoting skill development, increasing knowledge, and challenging people to use their strengths to lead more hopeful and autonomous lives.
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, formerly known as Bangor Mental Health Institute, located in Bangor, Maine, is one of two State of Maine operated psychiatric hospitals under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). DDPC is a 67 bed psychiatric hospital that provides services for people with severe mental illness.
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