The Maine CDC is partnering with Texas A&M Extension Service (TEEX) to bring MGT-330 Support That Saves: A Guide to Building and Sustaining Peer Support to the state. This course covers all elements of building and maintaining a peer support program for first responders. It will inform and prepare responders to support mental health needs and communities via face-to-face peer support networks. Peer support programs provide many benefits to first responders, including acknowledging the difficulties of response work, strengthening teams, and equipping them to cope effectively.
Delivered as part of TEEX’s Wellness and Resiliency Program for first responders, the program’s primary goal is to train first responders in culturally competent, trauma-informed, peer-supportive care, so they are prepared to support mental health needs in their communities via face-to-face peer support networks.
Topics include:
- Provide training to identify risk factors for behavioral and mental health problems.
- Reduce stigma by encouraging conversations surrounding mental health and normalizing difficult experiences.
- Create an environment where people feel comfortable approaching one another.
- Link peers to outside professional resources for additional care when necessary
The course will be held in the Maine A&B classroom at the DHHS building at
109 Capital St. Augusta from April 21 - 23, 2026.
To sign up for the class, please follow the registration link below to sign up.
Participants will be awarded 2.4 IACET CEUs. Space is limited to 30 participants, so please sign up asap if you wish to attend.
MGT-330-Peer Support Flyer (PDF) (2/2/26)