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Click here to download a printable PDF version. "Are we doing the right thing?" by Adelaide Valley It’s a question that many parents can’t help but ask themselves. When difficulty arises, parents are tasked with making decisions that will best support their child. But...
“Success in Co-Parenting and Blending Families” No-Cost Virtual Workshop
The G.E.A.R. Parent Network is excited to announce an upcoming virtual workshop titled "Success in Co-Parenting and Blending Families." This no-cost event will take place on August 5th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, on Zoom. The workshop is designed to provide parents and...
G.E.A.R. Parent Network Presents No Cost Workshop on Understanding Child Birth Order
The GEAR Parent Network is excited to announce a no-cost workshop titled "Understanding Child Birth Order" to be held online on Monday, July 8th, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This insightful and informative session is designed to help parents, caregivers, and...
Open Access: connecting individuals to the right level of care when they need it most.
In September 2022, C&C launched the Open Access Center, a pathway to care that prioritizes same-day care for urgent mental health and substance use needs. When community members reach out to the Open Access Center, a trained mental health professional greets them and begins the screening process to determine the level of care that is most needed.
Community members can now receive same-day care for their urgent mental health and substance use needs in Augusta at Crisis & Counseling Centers’ Open Access Center
Crisis & Counseling Centers is launching an Open Access Center for individuals to get help now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUGUSTA, Maine - Crisis & Counseling Centers’ staff are proud to announce that they are opening their doors widely to support a growing need...
Empowering Families to Take Charge of their Mental Health Journey and Prioritize Safety
The Youth and Family Navigator program is a free service that works to combat youth suicide and offers preventive services. Kay Côté has been passionate in her work as a navigator since 2021, empowering youth on their mental health journeys. Recently, the Maine...
Support from the University of Vermont’s Center on Rural Addiction is helping reduce harm in Kennebec County.
Dawn Kearns is a fierce advocate for the community members she supports as the OPTIONS Liaison serving Kennebec County. One of the primary roles of an OPTIONS Liaison is to reduce the harm of using substances by providing education, connection to support, and...
Crisis & Counseling Holds Important Training on Transgender Issues for Agency Staff
Hope, Healing, and Gender Monday, March 7, 2022, AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Quinn Gormley, (she/her/hers) executive director of MaineTransNet (https://www.mainetrans.net/), came together with Crisis and Counseling Centers’ Justice, Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion (JEDI)...
“We are the facilitators. Our clients are the people who are doing the work.”
"I feel like it's a privilege," Jennifer Olin says of her work as a co-occurring and mental health clinician at Crisis & Counseling Centers. "People let you into their lives, and you know, most of the time people don't come to see us because they're worried...
Crisis & Counseling Centers Announces the Appointment of Angela Bartlett to Board of Directors
Tuesday, November 30, 2021, AUGUSTA, ME – Crisis & Counseling Centers (C&C) announced today the appointment of Angela Bartlett, Executive Director of Human Resources at Pine State Trading Co., to its Board of Directors. Angela will provide strategic direction...