Public Education & Training

In December 2023 and January 2024, residents throughout Maine experieneced severe weeather and damages resulting in destruction to personal property, independently owned businesses, infrastructure and the mental wellbeing of Maine people. These multi-day devastating storms brought significant rainfall, damaging winds, and record flooding for our inland communities and destruction to large portions of the coastal infrastructure including significan coastal flooding and erosion, impacting up to to 60% of Maine's working waterfront-communities that are dependent on the waterfront infrastructure to support individual livelihoods and community ecoonomic sucess.

A robust list of opportunities have been made available through two crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Grants. A program Coordinated by the Department of health and Human Services office of Behaviorial health in partnership with Maine CDC. Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration.

Skills for Psychological Recovery (In Person)

Hampton Inn Rockland 190 New County Rd., Thomaston, ME

Program Overview: Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) is an evidence informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults and families in the weeks and months following disaster and exposure to trauma. This training offers SPR with a skills development approach, useful after the time when Psychological First Aid is utilized. SPR is designed to foster effective […]

Understanding Stress and Trauma Exposure (Virtual)

The same webinar will be offered on four separate dates/times. All are free to charge to attend. Friday, November 22, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Monday, December 16, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Friday, January 17, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 18, 2025  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM For responders, […]

Personal Resilience and Stress Inoculation (Virtual)

The same webinar will be offered on four separate dates/times. All are free to charge to attend. Friday, November 22, 2024 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Monday, December 16, 2024 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Friday, January 17, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Mainers continue […]

Preparing for the Emotional Impact of the One Year Mark of a Traumatic Event

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are six separate webinars in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Intended Audience: Individuals impacted by […]

Public Forum (Portland, ME)

Portland City Hall Basement-Myrtle Street Entrance-Kippy Richardson Room 24, Portland, ME

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are 12 separate community forums in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Community forums are being […]

Public Forum (Strong, ME)

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are 12 separate community forums in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Community forums are being […]

Public Forum (Bethel, ME)

West Parish Congregational Church 32 Church Street, Bethel

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are 12 separate community forums in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Community forums are being […]

How to Prepare Yourself and Your Family for the Emotional Impact of Future Traumatic Events

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are six separate webinars in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Intended Audience: Individuals impacted by […]

Understanding Stress and Trauma Exposure (Virtual)

The same webinar will be offered on four separate dates/times. All are free to charge to attend. Friday, November 22, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Monday, December 16, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Friday, January 17, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 18, 2025  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM For responders, […]

Personal Resilience and Stress Inoculation (Virtual)

The same webinar will be offered on four separate dates/times. All are free to charge to attend. Friday, November 22, 2024 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Monday, December 16, 2024 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Friday, January 17, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Mainers continue […]

Public Forum (New Harbor, ME)

Willing Workers Hall New Harbor, ME

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are 12 separate community forums in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Community forums are being […]

Public Forum (Ellsworth, ME)

Ellsworth Healthy Acadia

StrengthenME Storm Response is an effort made possible by two separate grants, both stemming from presidential disaster declarations following severe storms in December 2023 and January 2024 that devastated communities along the coast and inland. There are 12 separate community forums in the series. All are free of charge to attend. Community forums are being […]