Maine Mental Health Connections

Maine Mental Health Connections offers a variety of social, recreational, vocational, and personal growth opportunities for adults who are mental health and/or mental retardation service consumers. The overall goal of Maine Mental Health Connections is to maintain and/or increase the community integration of individuals and reduce their dependency on the mental health system.

The mission of Maine Mental Health Connections is based on the philosophy that mental health and/or mental retardation consumers have the right to choice in determining their independence in the community, and opportunities should be provided for them to have and make choices that will lead to their individualized and group empowerment.

Description:
Maine Mental Health Connections offers a variety of social, recreational, vocational, and personal growth opportunities for adults who are mental health and/or mental retardation service consumers. The overall goal of Maine Mental Health Connections is to maintain and/or increase the community integration of individuals and reduce their dependency on the mental health system.

The mission of Maine Mental Health Connections is based on the philosophy that mental health and/or mental retardation consumers have the right to choice in determining their independence in the community, and opportunities should be provided for them to have and make choices that will lead to their individualized and group empowerment.

History:
Established in 1981; Since we started in 1981, we have promoted the role of mental health and mental retardation consumers in the design and operation of our programs. Over 50% of our Board of Directors are consumers of services. The Board of Directors seeks individuals to take an active role in the agency. Individuals who may be interested in sitting on the Board of Directors are asked to contact the Administrative office at 941-2907.


Maine Mental Health Connections is licensed by the Maine Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), and receives funding from Maine DHHS, Maine Department of Labor-Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, the United Way of Eastern Maine, and community donations.

Contact people:

Angie Brown, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email) Robert Mathien, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (207) 941-2996

Address:

150 Union Street Bangor, ME 04401 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.mmhc.us

Directions:

located on the corner of Union Street and 2nd Street in Bangor; directly across the street from the Bangor YWCA and the Isaac Farrar mansion.

Last updated on January 23, 2009