Emotional & Mental Health

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MYAN aims to connect you with a wide range of organizations and resources on this topic. If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact MYAN.

Who's Who in Maine

2-1-1 Maine
www.211maine.org
Dial 2-1-1 to get connected with a full range of health and human services in your community. In establishing 2-1-1, Maine joins a growing national movement to standardize the availability of information and referral for these services.

The Center for Grieving Children
http://www.cgcmaine.org/
The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss. We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and development of each child's own resiliency and emotional well-being.

Maine CDC/DHHS Public Health Information Inventory
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/phdata/
This webpage provides the user with a central location to search for public health data and data-related information published by the Maine CDC. It contains nearly 500 recently published documents as well as links to useful public health data websites.

State of Maine's Mental Wellness Directory
http://www.maine.gov/portal/family/health_safety/mental_wellness.html

Print Resources

• Bereavement & End of Life Resources (ME Health Learning Resource Center)
• Self-Injury: A Guide for Teens (Adapted from Center for Young Women's Health)
• Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You? (Adapted from the Academic Resource Center)
• Developing Your Dreams (Ryun Anderson)

  Additional Web Resources

  Family SAMHSA
  http://www.family.samhsa.gov
  A public education website developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to parents and other caring adults about how they can help promote their child’s mental health and reduce his or her risk for becoming involved with alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs.

  Prevent Mental Illness
  http://www.preventmentalillness.org/
  This website, operated by the Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Program provides myths and facts about mental illness, information about early detection of symptoms, audio of personal stories, and resources about where and how to get help.