Grants

OBH continually seeks input and comment from community stakeholders to guide OBH in preparing Maine’s applications to SAMHSA. Maine’s current block grant applications are posted below as a reference to review previous plans, to comment and recommend changes going forward in new applications.

Data & Research

One of the basic operating premises of the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is that its work be guided by objective data. OBH gathers data from multiple sources to inform planning and resource allocation decisions.

Maine Drug Data Hub

A one-stop shop for data and reports about substance use disorder in Maine.

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OBH Leadership

  • Sarah Squirrell, Director, Office of Behavioral Health
  • Dean Bugaj, Associate Director of Children’s Behavioral Health
  • Jessica Benson-Yang PhD, Associate Director of Data & Quality
  • Kristen McAuley, Deputy Director, Deputy Director of Strategic Planning
  • Adrienne Leahey, Chief Operating Officer
  • Debra Poulin, Clinical Director 
  • Katherine Coutu, SUD Team Manager/State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA)  
  • Dave Dostie, Contracts & Finance Operations Manager 
  • Danielle Hes

About the Maine Office of Behavioral Health

The Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), formerly the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHS), assists people who are uninsured or have inadequate health insurance coverage to meet their need for mental health and substance use disorder services.

Mission: OBH is committed to supporting a complete and coordinated behavioral health continuum of care that serves the whole person, the whole community.

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