Mental Health Services
AMHC provides mental health treatment, recovery-focused services, and CCBHC Care Coordination for individuals and families of all ages. Services begin with an assessment to better understand each individual’s unique needs and goals, guiding the development of a personalized care plan and connecting them to ongoing support and resources.
Care Coordination (CCBHC)
Care Coordination is a person-centered service that helps individuals and families navigate the behavioral health system. At AMHC, our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Care Coordinators work closely with you, your family, and your providers to ensure that your care is organized, your goals are clear, and no one feels alone in their journey. Whether you are managing mental health concerns, substance use challenges, or both, we offer tailored support, consistent communication, and connections to resources across Aroostook, Hancock, and Washington counties.
Our Care Coordinators Help You:
- Create a personalized care plan based on your goals
- Schedule appointments and follow-ups
- Coordinate care across providers and settings
- Support transitions, such as after hospitalization
- Connect you with housing, transportation, and peer support
- Prevent gaps in care and reduce duplication of services
- Monitor your progress and adjust your plan as needed
More about CCBHC Care Coordination
Mental Health Outpatient
A variety of adult and children’s services in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Caribou, Presque Isle, Houlton, Calais, Machias, and Ellsworth, including outpatient therapy, co-occurring mental health and substance use services, couples and family therapy, medication management, Employee and Student Assistance Programs (EAP)/(SAP), and school-based mental health therapy services.
Individual/Group Treatment for Mental Health
Including co-occurring with substance use, where every individual (child or adult) who comes to AMHC will receive an initial assessment from a trauma-informed care perspective. The focus of the assessment is person-centered to ensure individuals are offered the appropriate types of treatment(s) best suited to their needs and interests.
Couples/Family Therapy
Treatment services are available for a family or couple seeking this type of service.
Medication Management Services
AMHC offers psychiatric medication management services for adults and children that complement other outpatient services that the individual is receiving. On occasion, medication management may be offered without additional AMHC services.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
A voluntary, work-based program offered by employers and includes free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees and their families who have personal and/or work-related problems.
Student Assistance Program (SAP)
A program offered to schools for their students’ confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to students and their families who have personal and/or school-related problems. School systems can contract for specific behavioral health services to meet the unique needs of their students.
Psychological Testing
Psychological services are offered in the community primarily in a school setting or AMHC outpatient office. Testing for veterans is available at the Veterans Administration in Caribou.
Behavioral Health Home
A holistic case management service for adults and children challenged with behavioral, physical, and emotional needs. Services offered at outpatient offices, a client’s home, or community setting, school, etc.
Adult Behavioral Health Home (BHH)
A holistic service intended to help adults 18 and older manage their behavioral health and physical health needs. Services are provided by a team of individuals comprised of Health Home Coordinators, a clinical team leader, a nurse, and a peer support specialist. The team provides case management to assist with accessing needed community services and resources, symptom management, wellness management for improved mental health/physical health, life-skills building, coordination with healthcare providers, and support from peers.
Services
- Care coordination
- Mental health peer recovery
- Medical overview to coordinate care of community integration services
- Case management for adults with severe mental illness
Children Behavioral Health Home (BHH)
A holistic service intended to help children and families manage their behavioral health and emotional needs. Services are provided by a team of individuals comprised of a health home coordinator, a clinical team leader, a nurse, and a family support peer specialist. Targeted Case Management is designed to connect families with resources that will help them meet their goals and ensure the needs of the child are met. Case managers meet regularly with children and families in their homes to develop service plans, identify community resources, and advocate for needed supports. They support families by attending school meetings, medical appointments, making referrals, and monitoring services as they progress.
Services
- Targeted case management
- Family support and education
- Care coordination of services with the healthcare provider
- Peer support
Home & Community Treatment (HCT)
Home & Community Treatment (HCT) is an in-home clinical service that offers strategies to help a youth and their family manage mental health symptoms that impact daily life. The goal of HCT is to improve functioning at home, in school, and in the community in order to prevent the need for more intensive levels of service, including hospitalization. HCT is available to youth aged 0-21 with MaineCare or Katie Beckett waiver and a mental health diagnosis who has a need for intensive treatment beyond outpatient therapy. This service requires that youth and their caregivers participate in treatment.
Community Integration
Case management service provides a variety of skill and resource-focused interventions to achieve and maintain independent daily living. Case manager assists the individual to find ways to manage their mental health symptoms and to problem-solve resource and situational barriers that impede optimal independent living. The service fosters self-determination to develop specific goals based on needs and wants in the areas of housing, financial stability, meaningful activities, employment as well as relationships and social interaction with family/natural supports and community members. Services are offered in an individual’s home, community, or AMHC outpatient office.
Community Care Teams (CCT)
Services available in Hancock and Washington counties. Community Care Team (CCT) provides support for individuals with chronic health conditions to meet their treatment and recovery goals, avoid repeated emergency room visits, hospital stays and multiple doctor appointments. Appropriate clients are those with multiple chronic conditions such as COPD, diabetes, and obesity and need assistance with health management like nutrition, weight, and quitting smoking. The team also offers advocacy, caregiver support, and referrals for various health, education, social, mental health, and substance use services. There are no fees for the service.
Services
Our caring team serves eligible MaineCare adults and children and offers the following:
- In-home nurse visits and medication education
- Transitions from hospital to home or to a rehabilitation facility
- Education to help with healthy eating and weight management
- Individual and family caregiver support
- Referrals to other community resources as needed
- Transportation coordination as needed
Referrals
MaineCare eligible adult and children who receive services from one of the following medical centers may qualify for services. For a referral to the Community Care Team (CCT) program, please reach out directly to your healthcare provider.
- Bucksport Regional Health Center 207-469-7371
- Harrington Family Health Center 207-483-4502
- Eastport Medical Center 207-255-8290 or 207-853-6601
- St Croix Regional Family Medical Center 207-796-5503
- Regional Medical Center at Lubec 207-733-5541
Adult & Children Residential
Each facility is staffed 24/7 and includes treatment in a structured environment to support individuals with behavioral health challenges. CARF Accredited.
Adult Residential
Each home offers a 24/7 structured and supportive living environment for adults 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI). The homes provide an opportunity for individuals to achieve a higher level of functioning with a goal toward independent living in the community of their choice. Residents learn the skills and gain the resources and support needed to be successful in reaching their goal.
- Skyhaven (10 beds), 2 Airport Drive, Presque Isle, 207-764-0759
- Madawaska Group Home (7 beds), 704 Main Street, Madawaska, 207-728-6727
Children’s Residential
A 24-hour, 10 bed clinical residential program for children ages 7 -19. Services include treatment in a structured environment for youth with behavioral and developmental challenges. Fully accredited from CARF, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
- Calais Children’s Residential, 127 Palmer Street, Calais, 207-454-0269
County Ride
Services available in Aroostook County. County Ride service provides transportation support for adults 18 and older with serious mental illness under Section 17 eligibility. It helps access community resources like education, work, and social activities outlined in treatment plans, not covered by MaineCare. For those without MaineCare, it assists with medical transport and access to non-medical resources.
- Volunteer drivers needed! For more information, please contact County Ride at 207-492-1379
Supportive Housing
Services available in Aroostook County. AMHC offers housing for individuals eligible for Section 17 Community Integration Services. Caribou Apartments is a 10-unit complex owned and managed by AMHC. Vickers Hope includes units in Caribou, Presque Isle, and Houlton, administered in partnership with the property owner. Call 207-498-6403 for more information.
Confidential Helplines
Discover essential support services tailored to your needs. From crisis helplines to behavioral health resources and youth assistance, find the guidance you seek. Access confidential and free help today!
988 Helpline
The Lifeline offers 24/7 call, text, and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress.
OPTIONS Maine
Contact your local OPTIONS liaison for guidance on naloxone, Maine's Good Samaritan Law, or suitable substance use disorder (SUD) services for yourself or a loved one.
NAMI Teen Support Line
Free, confidential support for youth aged 13-23, staffed by trained specialists aged 18-24, available daily from 2 pm to 10 pm EST.