Storm Response Resources
If you or someone you know was impacted by the December 2023 and/or January 2024 winter storms, dedicated support providers are here to help you in your journey to recovery. Resources are free, confidential, and anonymous.
Disaster Distress Line 1-800-985-5990
If you are experiencing any signs of stress, including:
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep or if you’re having nightmares
- Low energy or difficulty concentrating
- Irritability and/or outbursts of anger
- Crying, feeling sad
- Excessive drinking and/or drug use
- Feeling nervous or “on edge”
- Constantly worrying
- Incapacitating guilt or self-doubt
- Sudden painful emotions
- Feeling apathetic or numb, withdrawing from others
- Or even if how you’re feeling is not defined above, but you’re not feeling OK
We are here to help.
Community Support Resources
StrengthenME Storm Response providers are serving as points of connection for individuals and communities who were impacted by the December 2023 and/or January 2024 storms. Outreach workers are actively present in their communities to meet people where they’re at and to offer emotional support and linkage to recovery resources. Support is 100% free & confidential. Find your county contact, below.
Inland Community Partners
Franklin Community Health Network
Serving Franklin county
Lead Contact: Karen Garland-Kidder
Email: Karen.Garland-Kidder@mainehealth.org | Phone: (207) 779-2018
Healthy Androscoggin
Serving Androscoggin county
Lead Contact: Lindsay Gannon
Email: gannonli@cmhc.org | Phone: (207) 330-7895
Healthy Oxford Hills
Serving Southern and Central Oxford county
Lead Contact: Brendan Schauffler
Email: Brendan.Schauffler@mainehealth.org
River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition
Serving Northern Oxford county
Lead Contact: Shannon Glover
Email: rvhccglover@gmail.com | Phone: (207) 418-2634
Spiritual Care Services of Maine
Serving all inland counties: Franklin, Oxford, and Androscoggin
Lead Contact: Jackie Thornton
Email: jackie@scsmaine.org
Coastal Community Partners
Healthy Acadia
Serving Hancock & Washington counties
Lead Contact: Dani Robbins
Email: Dani.robbins@healthyacadia.org | Phone: (207) 667-7171
Midcoast Hospital
In collaboration with: LincolnHealth, Penbay Medical Center, and Waldo County General Hospital
Serving Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo Counties including Brunswick & Harpswell
Lead Contact: Jessie Chalmers
Email: Jessie.Chalmers@mainehealth.org | Phone: (207) 373-6925
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association
Lead Contact: Monique Coombs
Email: monique@mainecoastfishermen.org
Harpswell Aging at Home
Lead Contact: Gayle Hayes
Email: ghays1949@gmail.com
MaineHealth
Serving Cumberland County
Lead Contact: Barbara Ginley
Email: Stormresponse.cumberland@mainehealth.org
Partners for Healthier Communities
Serving York County
Lead Contact: Betsy Kelly
Email: Betsy.kelly@mainehealth.org
Spiritual Care Services of Maine
Serving Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc counties
Lead Contact: Jackie Thornton
Email: jackie@scsmaine.org
A Program coordinated by Maine DHHS, Office of Behavioral Health in partnership with Maine CDC. Funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration