About CBHS

Children’s Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) focuses on treatment and services for children from birth to their 21st birthday. Services include providing information and assistance with referrals for children and youth with developmental disabilities or delays, intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and mental health disorders. 

In 2018, the Office of Child and Family Services partnered with Public Consulting Group (PCG) to evaluate and pursue recommendations for improvements to the CBHS system. OCFS and PCG collaborated with leadership from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), OCFS staff, families, providers, and stakeholders to develop a report on the CBHS system and formulate a group of prioritized strategies meant to improve the CBHS system of care. Over the last two years CBHS staff have collaborated with stakeholders to implement these system improvement efforts.

Children’s Behavioral Health Data Dashboard

Under the Settlement Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, CBHS created a Single Assessment process to identify clinically appropriate medium-to-high intensity services for Maine children and adolescents. The data collected through the Single Assessment will allow CBHS to better identify service demand and make data-informed decisions to address gaps in the behavioral health system. While CBHS develops this new data reporting process, there may be some delays in updating the existing CBHS data dashboard. The CBHS team looks forward to sharing updated data reporting in 2026.