Nami Maine wants to know of your experiences with the Mental Health services in Maine.  Positive or negative, happy and sad.  Our stories help us change the way things work in Maine.  Please do your part and share your stories with us.  Feel free to comment on the following topics.

• How did you find NAMI Maine?  Were you refered by a provider, a friend or did you find us on your own?
• The implementation of managed care in the state’s Medicaid program.  (Have you or someone you care for lost services? Recieved new services?)
• Cuts totaling $106 million to Maine’s Medicaid spending on mental health services.   (How has this affected you?)
• Newly adopted restrictions on access to the atypical antipsychotics.   (Have you been successful on medication that you no longer are able to recieve? Have you found sucess with something new that you never thought would work?)
• Changes to the laws governing involuntary commitment and involuntary treatment, including involuntary medications.  ( Tell us!)
• Law Enforcement interaction on the street or in the jails. (Good bad or indifferent, do you know about the Crisis Intervention Training *C.I.T.* program in Maine?)
• Tell us your personal experiences

• All names will be kept confidential.  If you would like to share your experiences with others who view this website, we will remove any identifying content, such as names, unless you give us permission first. 

Email us, but dont forget to put the topic in the subject line! 

info@namimaine.org