Maine program aims to address mental health treatment accessibility issues [Video]

SOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT INCLUDE DISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION OR MOBILITY ISSUES, AND WAITLISTS. HERE WITH US TO DISCUSS A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES IS SWEETSER’S SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY JOEY ROSSIGNOL. ARE THERE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT REACH PEOPLE AT HOME? WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF PHYSICAL PLACES TO GO FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE, BUT IT’S NOT ALWAYS FEASIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO VISIT A CLINIC. YOU SHOULDN’T NEED TO VISIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIES TO IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. MANY ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH FEEL SAFEST AT HOME. FOR ADULTS WHO ALSO EXPERIENCE CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, THERE ARE EVEN GREATER CHALLENGES TO ACCESSING TREATMENT. IF GOING TO APPOINTMENTS AT A COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC BECOMES A BARRIER, WE CAN BRING COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO YOU. ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOME IS THE NAME …