Maine Parent Federation and Disability Rights Maine Children's Behavioral Health Listening Session

Join Maine Parent Federation & Disability Rights Maine for a listening session for parents/caregivers only with attorneys from the United States Department of Justice about Children’s Behavioral Health Services in Maine

Sunday January 28th from 4-5:30
Location: Zoom

Have you had difficulty accessing community based behavioral health services for your child? Have you had difficulty accessing crisis services for your child during a behavioral health event? Has your child been placed or been at risk of being placed outside of home (hospitals, residential settings, etc.) as a result of a lack of access to adequate community-based services and/or timely crisis services? If so, please consider joining for all of part of this listening session.
 After a brief introduction from Disability Rights Maine, you will hear from members of the DOJ team whose work in Maine led to the issuance of the June 2022 Letter of Findings (available here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-maine-violation-ada-over-institutionalization-children-disabilities) which found a number of barriers to accessing children’s behavioral health services in the community, including lengthy waitlists, an insufficient provider network, inadequate crisis services, and a lack of support for foster care parents who provide specialized care to children with behavioral health needs, resulting in the unnecessary institutionalization of Maine youth. 
 
Most importantly, the DOJ Team wants to hear from you as they continue to work with Maine to address the concerns outlined in the letter. There will be opportunities to share information within the larger group and through individual breakout rooms. 

Register Here 
If you are unable to make it but have information you want to share, please email to Carrie Woodcock with the information you want to share with DOJ and your contact information.