(Auburn, Maine) Health Affiliates Maine (HAM) is proud and honored to announce it has been awarded a contract with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide services to members of the Maine National Guard. This is provided through the Maine Suicide Prevention Program’s Building Caring Connections in Maine grant. The aim of the grant is to increase suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts in at-risk youth and young adult populations. The Department of Defense (DoD) has statistically higher numbers of suicides among service members. HAM has been selected by the CDC to provide services to the Maine National Guard as a component of the DoD.
Health Affiliates Maine is a growing statewide substance abuse and mental health agency, providing mental health and substance abuse counseling, case management and psychiatric assessment and treatment services. Through this contract mental health and substance abuse services will be available at no cost to active members of the Maine National Guard who are without health insurance or who cannot find a provider for their insurance in their area. Another aspect of the contract will enable HAM to provide suicide awareness training for Guard family members. “Building Caring Connections in Maine” is a three year Garrett Lee Smith grant funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
HAM was awarded this contract by the CDC based on their statewide network of clinicians, case managers and psychiatric providers. HAM has an established relationship with the Maine National Guard and has made strong efforts to provide their affiliate clinicians with opportunities to increase their understanding of the unique challenges military service members and their families face. As a result, HAM will help reduce the obstacles and barriers for service members in receiving much needed mental health and substance abuse treatment.
To make a referral, an appointment or for more information call 1-877-888-4304 or visit www.healthaffiliatesmaine.com/referral
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