Aroostook Mental Health Center

AMHC services address individual needs, respect the rights of each individual, and encourage ongoing individual and/or family responsibility for health and well-being. This builds a foundation of trust in a therapeutic relationship that is vital to ensuring an optimal outcome. AMHC offers a comprehensive and integrated array of mental health, substance abuse, brain injury health services that includes:

For information about services individuals can contact AMHC’s Access Center at 498-4193 or 1-800-244-6431 Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.  AMHC is also dedicated to enhancing community awareness and understanding of mental health, substance abuse, and brain injury issues. Consultation on social and behavioral issues is provided to hospitals, schools, churches, businesses, nursing and boarding homes, law enforcement, courts, and their healthcare providers.

It is the policy of AMHC that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, age, physical or mental disability, or other classification that is protected by Federal Law or by Maine State law be discriminated against in any access to and provision of services or the privilege of employment in the agency’s programs.  Nor shall any person be discriminated against by AMHC on the grounds of sexual orientation.

It is the policy of AMHC that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, age, physical or mental disability, or other classification that is protected by Federal Law or by Maine State law be discriminated against in any access to and provision of services or the privilege of employment in the agency’s programs.  Nor shall any person be discriminated against by AMHC on the grounds of sexual orientation.

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Please Tell Us What You Think! AMHC is very interested in hearing what you have to say about the services we provide and how we can make your experience at AMHC effective and rewarding. Please take a minute and share your thoughts by contacting Jennette Hitchcock at [email protected]. AMHC looks forward to hearing from you! More

Contact AMHCAMHC is a private, non-profit mental health care organization based in Northern Maine. Incorporated in 1964, AMHC has evolved into a community health organization offering a wide variety of outpatient and residential services including: Community Support, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Emergency Services, Employee & Student Assistance, Psychological Testing, and Assessment and Consultation and Education. More

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
• Accepts clients on opioid medication

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• State mental health department
• State department of health

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Ancillary Services

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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