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a) Advocate within their provider association groups (such as the Maine Association of
Mental Health Providers, Maine Association of Substance Abuse Providers, and the
Maine Hospital Association) to work collaboratively with the department to impact
regulatory changes that will enhance services for individuals with co-occurring
disorders.
b) Promote periodic meetings among all participants and stakeholders to share current
information on regulatory activities.
4. Region II organizations will assign knowledgeable staff to comment on new licensing
regulations as described in the statewide priority in Section E-4; and will:
a) Advocate within their provider association groups (such as the Maine Association of
Mental Health Providers, Maine Association of Substance Abuse Providers, and the
Maine Hospital Association) to work collaboratively with the department to impact
licensing changes that will enhance services for individuals with co-occurring disorders.
b) Promote periodic meetings among all participants and stakeholders to share current
information on licensing activities.
5. Region II organizations will carry out the following action planning steps to implement the
statewide training priority stated in Section E-5:
a) Work with the department to develop training opportunities focused on knowledge,
skills, values, and attitudes necessary for staff to deliver services to individuals with cooccurring
disorders.
b) Review the curriculum that is being developed and, in addition to the overall review,
enhance the curriculum to address the training needs of adolescent providers.
c) Work in conjunction with other regions to maintain consistency in developing a
knowledge base.
d) Identify appropriate clinical and administrative staff to participate as trainers in the
system-wide train-the-trainer initiative and to assume responsibility for implementation
of the training plan of the organization and department.
I. Region III Action Planning
Over the next year, the participating organizations located in BDS Region III agree to address
the issues and implement the action planning steps listed in this section as they plan for and
implement a welcoming system in their region.
1. Region III organizations believe that the statewide welcoming priority described in Section
E-1 will be accomplished as a result of the completion of all the action planning steps in
this memorandum of understanding.
2. Region III organizations have combined two priorities—to examine resources and identify
service needs to improve system integration, which is part of Section E-1—with the
statewide priority to remove barriers described in Section E-2. They will carry out the
following action planning steps pursuant to these combined priorities:
a) Develop a resource guide, to be updated yearly, that addresses such service as mental
health, substance abuse, housing, crisis, legal, case management, medical services,
self-help groups, vocational education, SSI/SSDI, TANF, etc.
b) Provide organizations with the resource guide.
c) Advocate for mental health and substance abuse training for medical providers.
d) Have a resource list of Region III on the State Website.
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