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OADS Behavioral Health Initiatives

The people who fall through the cracks and into the criminal justice system

An introduction to the First Session of the 132nd Legislature, including bills to watch, what to expect, and the ways people can advocate to effect positive change in the Legislative Session​

Overview of the Pathways to Partnerships Grant (P2P): This innovative grant is exploring how offering model services to children as young as 10 can improve post-secondary employment and education goals for students with disabilities.

An overview of Tech-First Service Delivery (Assistive Technology, Remote and Virtual Supports, use of Just-In-Time staff vs. Just-In-Case staff​

Youth Self Advocacy: The Key to Long-Term Success

An overview of a series of brief videos on autism and internet safety

An update on Maine’s plan to transition oversight of educational plans for preschool-aged children with disabilities from the Child Developmental Services (CDS) agency to the local public-school systems

An update on the Transition Liaison Project and the Community Resource Coordinators; Information on digital storytelling, including an upcoming digital stories workshop, and presenting Journey with Jake by Charmaine Daniels; The State of Maine’s Dental System for people with ID/DD.  

2024 MDSOAB Annual Forum

An overview of the Benefits Counseling Services Program, including a pilot project in preparation for the Lifespan Waiver; Wrap-up of the Second Session of the 131st Legislature, including the enacted Supplemental Budget and what bills were enacted pertaining to the continuum of care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.  

ThriveTogether Maine:  This is a collaboration between DRM, SUFU, MACSP, & MECASA. DRM received a "Disability Grant" from the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, which is designed to support agencies to improve their systems to help survivors of sexual violence with disabilities. In order to make system improvements, there is a need to look at what the current system looks like through a needs assessment. Join members of the ThriveTogether Collaboration to learn about how to be a part of the assessment process.

An overview of OADS' housing-related initiatives and related discussion

It’s your life, your voice, your choice! Digital storytelling video sharing- It’s Worth the Fight, Alyssa Live, Chasing Your Dreams with Anna McDougal, Your vote, every vote!  

An introduction to the Second Session of the 131st Legislature, including bills to watch, what to expect, and the ways people can advocate to effect positive change in the Legislative Session

Part 2 of the overview of the new history of website:  Shadows of Pineland

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Integrated Studies Program; Massachusetts General Hospital Lurie Center for Autism presenting on their Depression and Down syndrome study​

An update on the transition liaison project and information about a new pilot to help inform lifespan support for transition-age youth and their families

Supported Decision-Making

An overview of the results of the First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature and what to expect in the Second Session

In-depth overview of the new history of website Shadows of Pineland; Overview of the 2023 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book

An overview of WheelPad and how it is expanding options for accessibility in housing for people with disabilities; 2023 MDSOAB Annual Forum (part 2 of 2)

2023 MDSOAB Annual Forum (part 1 of 2); an overview of federal policy, storytelling as a tool for advocacy, and supported decision-making

Priorities and key bills related to the system of care for people with ID/DD in the First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature​

Overview of Biennial Budget initiatives as they pertain to Children’s Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) and a review of the annual CBHS Report

Overview of the Governor's Biennial Budget as it pertains to DHHS-OADS and an overview of two Department bills in the Legislature; DHHS-OADS Quality Assurance 

Overview of the ID/DD budgets over the past few years, as background for the upcoming Biennial Budget.  And, an overview of OADS’ plan to improve access to behavioral health supports  

Updates from the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council and various initiatives they have underway, including a survey on a toolkit about protecting rights and promoting choices

Crisis Prevention/Intervention Services (CPIS) Program Overview

An update on the transition work between Children’s Behavioral Health Services and the Office of Aging and Disability Services to optimize transitions; An update on the LD 924 Task Force, including the 2022 Report

An overview of the Benefits Counseling Services Program

Overview of the Recent Department of Justice (DOJ) Finding regarding Maine being in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Olmstead for the over-institutionalization of children with disabilities

2022 Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board (MDSOAB) Annual Forum

Wrap up of the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature; and a group discussion on The power to do nothing - the dark side of never doing anything you don’t want to do.  A free-form discussion discussing how people can benefit from nudges from direct support staff, family members, and other members of the community to encouraging better decision-making so everyone has the opportunity to live healthy, full lives and be included in their communities​

An update on the transition work between CBHS and OADS to optimize transitions

Maine Direct Care Professional Focus Group Report; and OADS Portability and Advancement Training Initiative Presentation and Listening Session

Sharing Life Experiences to Increase Understanding through Digital Storytelling - “Jay and Alan”, “Shoes”, and “Rock Life”; and LD 924 Task Force Parent-to-Parent Survey results​

An introduction to the Second Session of the 130th Legislature, including bills to watch, what to expect, and the ways people can advocate to effect positive change in the Legislative Session

The DD Council’s new State Plan, National Core Indicators outcomes, and a preview of upcoming attractions regarding the ABLE act; and COVID-19 Continued Basics, including the importance of masking, social distancing, testing & vaccination, updates on treatment options, as well as ongoing social service supports​

Part 2 of what’s going on at OADS, including additional updates and a question/answer session with Paul and Betsy

What's going on at OADS - an overview of OADS initiatives, goals and objectives, and its vision for the future

Results of the First Session of Maine’s 130th Legislature


2021 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book

2021 MDSOAB Annual Forum

Continued discussion on the HCBS Settings Rule and Maine’s path towards compliance; Overview of STRIVE WorldWIDE, an online program that teaches independent living skills to individuals with intellectual disabilities and Autism

HCBS Settings Rule Change Panel Discussion - Implications for programs in Maine

Final Phase II Early Childhood Special Education Independent Evaluation Report to the Legislature, and related legislation and discussion pertaining to children with ID/DD in Maine and their needs

Person Centered Planning

An overview of Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, and Special Needs Plans (SNPs), including the differences between the various insurance options; 130th Legislature – Legislative agenda and priorities for the system of care for people with ID/DD.

Guardianship and reporting requirements since September 2019

​Remote Monitoring - An innovative way to provide services

OCFS Transition Age Youth Roadmap Development presentation and discussion

OADS update and related discussion

Update on the Public Consulting Group (PCG) Study of Child Development Services (CDS)

Special Guest the Honorable Senator Angus King Jr.; 2020 MDSOAB Annual Forum

Overview of OADS’ submitted K Waiver to CMS, what this means for service provision for people with ID/DD, and next steps; Update on OCFS Children’s Behavioral Health Services including Transition

Self-Direction 102; It Takes a Community documentary

Self-Direction 101

Update on Children's Behavioral Health - OCFS

Planning for the Legislative Session and beyond; National Core Indicators Survey

An open-ended discussion with OADS

An update on Maine's Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), including discussion on the provider self-assessment, FAQs, and OADS' continued path forward to compliance

Update on OCFS

Update on the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule; Update on Voc Rehab and Employment Services in Maine

2020 Census; 2019 Maine Kids Count Presentation and Data Book

Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board (MDSOAB) 2019 Annual Forum

APS Update and related discussion; Portland Wheelers

OADS Update and related discussion 

The use of police intervention as a means of deescalating behaviors and crisis intervention

Supported Decision-Making:  An alternative to guardianship

Group discussion regarding transportation; Update on the State Legislature and bills to watch this legislative session

DHHS-OADS update on dental services

The Postcard Project; children’s services, including licensing regulations updates and information on Children’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)

Due Process - Parent Grievance and Appeals Training; and Children’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) and licensing regulations update.

Maine's Long-Range Transportation Plan 2050

The last resort:  Life in Maine’s Emergency Rooms. A follow-up to his recent article in the Bangor Daily News, Matthew presents his research on Maine’s crisis services system for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including unmet needs, and what happens when crisis services don’t meet needs.

Part two of the Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board (MDSOAB) 2018 Annual Forum

Part one of the Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board (MDSOAB) 2018 Annual Forum

Services for people with ID/DD, Ricker Hamilton, Commissioner, DHHS

Can Plans and other effective strategies for independence.

An overview of Shared Living, an eligible service under Section 29.

Creating scaffolding - Building a framework for independence.   

Jonno's Place: a new perspective on disabilities.  Examining what our community and the community at large needs, and where and how these communities can coalesce.

​Part four of the history of the system of care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including Pineland.  An individual who lived at Pineland will share his life experiences with the group. 

Part three:  A review of the history of the system of care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including Pineland, the Consent Decree, the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Standards, and other mechanisms put in place to ensure the system of care worked well.  

Part two:  A review of the history of the system of care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including Pineland, the Consent Decree, the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Standards, and other mechanisms put in place to ensure the system of care worked well.  

Part one:  A review of the history of the system of care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including Pineland, and how people are working to archive and preserve this history. 

Information about the SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge) Research study; Review of the updates to the Service Timeline, completed by Jenessa Grant, NH-ME LEND program and the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies.

Update on the 128th Maine Legislature, advocacy efforts, and ways the Coalition can take action; Review and discussion of upcoming draft proposed rule changes for Section 21.

Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board 2017 Forum

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) Section 21 Forum Presentation

Disability activism - Disability Activists and Allies of Maine

Per capita caps and their potential effect on MaineCare funding; Legislature 101 - How a bill becomes a law in Maine.

Finding your natural supports

An update on the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) and a follow-up on the Blueprint for Effective Transition

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) shortage and steps we could take to address the issue

Proposed rule changes for Section 21 and Section 29, including how this may affect you and your family

Community Dental - How this service works in Maine

Speaking Up For Us (SUFU) and SUFU Strategic Plan; Proposed Section 21 Rule Changes

Olmstead Update – A review of Maine’s Olmstead Plan, progress made, and what comes next

2016 American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Annual Conference overview:  What is happening on a national level

Maine State Independent Living Council (SILC) and the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL); Affiliation with National Organizations; and Collaborating with OADS to build a stronger system--brainstorming some questions to increase the effectiveness of May's Forums for Individuals and Family Members 

Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board 2015 Public Feedback Forums

Supported decision-making; Maine Developmental Disabilities Council five-year plan; and the Section 29 Toolkit.

Continued discussion regarding the Section 21 proposed rule changes, including specific examples of funding cuts associated with people affected by the proposed rule changes

Section 29 Toolkit

Launching Community Connect

A five year update to the famous “From Whence We Came” presentation detailing a history of the Continuum of Care over the last century; Maine Trust for People with Disabilities – Options for 1st and 3rd Party Special Needs Trusts

IBIS Remote Monitoring System for Virtual Telemedicine; Maine State Independent Living Council Three Year State Plan for Independent Living

Southern Maine Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (ADI) Grant; National Core Indicator (NCI) Results

What's new at DHHS Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS)?

Laws pertaining to the Special Education System, and advocating to ensure needs are met within the system; Volunteer Correspondent Program (VCP)

Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) update and possibilities for Maine.

The effect of SIS rates on quality of service delivery & complex cases

Employment First; HUD Section 811 Grant Award; ABLE Act updates; SPROUT Film Festival

The future of DHHS and meet and greet with Gary Wolcott, Acting Director, DHHS Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS); Advocating for coverage of preventive dental care for MaineCare recipients of Section 21 and 29 services; and discussion and feedback regarding the proposed Home and Community Based Waiver (HCBW) changes.

Blueprint for Effective Transition

Parent-Centric Presentation on the New Service System

Career Planning Services and Issues with MaineCare and SNAP Annual Letters and termination of services

Continuing Discussion Regarding the New Service Structure (DHHS-OADS)

Transportation Services offered through LogistiCare

How Services Will Work:  An Overview of the New Service Structure (DHHS-OADS)

Food Services/Culinary Arts Program - Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) 

The prevalence of Alzheimer’s in Down syndrome

Assistive Technology 

Waiver Changes and the Biennial Plan & the Sprout Film Festival 

Bomb Diggity Bakery & Bomb Diggity Art 

Shared Living & the National Core Indicators

Planning How to Partner Around the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) 

STRIVE Programs:  STRIVE U, STRIVE Bayside, and Next STEP 

Using Goal Analysis to Drive Improvements in Performance and Outcomes 

Transition Coordination Between DHHS and all Other Systems 

The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) – Soliciting feedback from parents and Coalition participants 

Goodwill Lifeworks Community Support Program 

Dignity of Risk 

Waiver 101 

Overview of the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) and how Programming Leads to Transition and Dovetails with Adult Services 

Technology – Where and how the rubber hits the road & SSI, SSDI, and Employment – How employment affects Social Security 

Employment Wraparound Supports; Maine Medical Center Vocational Services Business Advisory Council; & Dr. Chip Teel, Full Circle America – Technology in the Home Pilot Project 

Employment First & the Primary Care White Paper 

Family-Centered Transition Planning 

Special Education 

Transition Services in Maine & Overcoming Obstructions and Allowing Effective Transition to Independence 

Homeward Bound Program & Full Circle America – New Model of Consumer-Based Services Using Technology and Remote Support 

Transition and Vocational Rehabilitation 

DHHS Office of Advocacy Program as run Through the Disability Rights Center (DRC) Effective September 4, 2012 

Institute for Civic Leadership Practicum Group & New Hampshire’s Waiver Program 

Maine Trust for People with Disabilities & the Southern Maine Advisory Council on Transition (SMACT) 

Maine Adult Guardianship Services, LLC 

The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) 

DHHS Office of Developmental Services Overview 

Disability Rights Center of Maine 

Community Based Services Model in New Hampshire 

DHHS Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities Services Budget, Plans, and Vision 

Commissioner’s Office Update on DHHS Plans and Vision Including the Commissioner’s Reception of the Coalition’s White Paper on the DD Continuum of Care 

Romy Spitz, DHHS - Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities Services Consultant on Deafness and Non-Traditional Communication 

Employment, Transition, and Building Experience 

Maine Wraparound Community Collaborative Board 

The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) Assessment Tool 

Using Technology in Homes to Improve Independence and Autonomy 

The Autism Society of Maine 

Boothbay Harbor YARTS (music) Program - The Importance of Music, Expression, and Arts for People with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities 

United Cerebral Palsy of Maine – A Look at Housing Challenges and Some Exciting Solutions 

A View of the Evolving Parent Originated DD Continuum of Care Subcommittee Effort 

Views for the Legislature – A Discussion of the Legislative process, the Role of Parents, and the Health and Human Services Committee 

Potential Impact of Changes in Executive and Legislative Branches of Maine’s Government 

Along the Way Home – a Brief Movie Highlighting the Important of Section 8 

STRIVE – Next Step Program 

Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Services (EPSDT) 

Access to Mental Health Care by People with Developmental Disabilities 

Overview of the Maine Association for Community Service Providers (MACSP) 

The Ending of the Pineland Consent Decree and its Implications & Summary of the Budget Outcome – What was saved, and what was cut, and how till it affect parents 

Overview of the Governor’s Current Budget Proposal Released March 3rd & Where We Want To Be:  A Coalition Discussion 

Overview of the Current State of Pineland Class Consent Decree and the DHHS System of Care 

Overview of the Current State of Pineland Class Consent Decree 

A History of the Pineland Class Consent Decree 

A History of Services to People with Developmental Disabilities in Maine

Trust Funds 

Other Housing and Service Delivery Models 

Strategies on Community Organizing, Family Work, and Collaboration 

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

Campaign for Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, and Affordable Housing through a Revenue Bond 

Section 21 Funding Cuts Part 2 

Section 21 Funding Cuts Part 1 

Presentation by Michael Brennan, Candidate for Congress, discussing issues, insight, and strategies concerning housing and services 

MaineCare Waiver Programs 

DHHS Supportive Housing Meetings Part 2 

DHHS Supportive Housing Meetings Part 1 

DHHS Supportive Services and Housing Part 2 

DHHS Supportive Services and Housing Part 1 

PATH Process 

History and Current Climate for Services and Housing 

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