Supporting Patient and Provider Behavioral Health in Response to Lewiston Tragedy

DHHS Clinician Webinars

12/13/2023

11/15/2023

11/8/2023

11/1/2023

Zero Suicide offers information on system-wide transformation toward safer suicide care.

On November 1, 2023, the Maine Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics and the Maine Coalition of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists hosted a training with Vibrant Emotional Health's Resource Connection: Psychological First Aid Support of Children After Mass Violence with Dr. Samantha Wilson and John Orr. At the end of the training, there is an extensive resource list in the PDF: Resource connection: Psychological First Aid Support of Children After Mass Violence (PDF)
- Please find the recording for the Resource Connection: Psychological First Aid Support of Children After Mass Violence led by Dr. Samantha Wilson and John Orr on the CECT YouTube channel.

Providers can connect all veterans to VA Maine by calling the direct line for Mental Health Care at 207-623-8411 x 5515.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its behavioral health partner, Carelon Behavioral Health, are offering all Mainers free access to crisis support, regardless of whether they are Anthem members. Any Mainer needing assistance can speak to a behavioral health professional via phone by calling 1-800-580-6934. The crisis support line is confidential and available 24/7 at no cost.

Clinicians, educators and first responders can call 1-800-769-9819: The FrontLine WarmLine offers free support services to help these professionals manage the stress of responding to disasters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.
Through Strengthen ME, Critical Incident Response group support sessions are available for incidents that occur in the workplace. Groups can be segmented by occupation and proximity to the event. Employers and team leaders call to arrange. Provider: Northern Light Contact: 1-800-769-9819 or StrengthenME@northernlight.org
Maine DHHS has launched an online form for communities and organizations to request special behavioral health support, such as on-site mental health clinics, or assistance tailored for specific communities. The form is open to any organization in the state of Maine and offers connections to mental health counseling, crisis and trauma support, victim support, school-based support, employee assistance, and psychological first aid.