Maine Highlights

Caring Community Collaborative: Fiscal Mapping

The Community Caring Collaborative (CCC) is a partnership of providers, educators, families, and community organizations working together so that children living in Washington County, Maine, can be safe and successful and their families informed and supported. The CCC is dedicated to the creation of a seamless support network that helps families gain new skills and better meet the needs of their children.  The CCC is the recipient of the Project LAUNCH grant for the state of Maine funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which seeks to promote the wellness of young children birth to age eight. The purpose of SAMHSA's Project LAUNCH in Maine is to minimize new overhead, maximize existing resources, and identify ways to deliver services more effectively using best practice models.

This report provides an overview of the flow of LAUNCH funding across the CCC services during the project's first three fiscal years. The fiscal map included in this report provides insight into the fluctuations in the allocation of SAMHSA-LAUNCH funding. Additionally, it outlines how the CCC utilizes LAUNCH resources to provide early intervention services to children and families in Washington County.  View the Full Report

Unintentional injuries and violence are the leading causes of death, hospitalization, and disability for children ages 1-18. This fact sheet provides a state snapshot of data on the injury-related Maternal and Child Health Block Grant National Performance Measures and Health Status Indicators, with a special focus on disparities based on race, gender, and rural/urban residence.  The fact sheet is intended to be a helpful and easy-to-use tool for needs assessments, planning, program development, and presentations. 

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Highlights from the State of Maine: 126th Legislature 

LD 257: "An Act To Protect Newborns Exposed to Drugs or Alcohol"

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LD 192: "An Act To Allow Consideration of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder at Sentencing in a Criminal Case"

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LD 678: "An Act to Allow Random Drug Testing for Recipients of Certain Public Benefits"

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LD 802: "An Act to Encourage Alternative forms of Opiate or Opioid Addiction by Prohibiting MaineCare Coverage for Medication-assisted Treatment for Addiction" 

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Community Epidemiology Surveillance Network: 2012 Fact Sheets

Originally organized by the State of Maine Office of Substance Abuse (OSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services and based on a national model from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Community Epidemiology Surveillance Network (CESN) is a multi-agency work group that studies the spread, growth and development of substance use in Maine and its communities. The CESN aims to provide updated trend reports annually.

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Penquis Regional Linking Project "NAVIGATORS"

Families And Children Together (F.A.C.T) is the recipient of a five year Children's Bureau Regional Grant. F.A.C.T. is a member of the Penquis Regional Linking Partnership, an existing regional partnership of child welfare organizations, social service agencies, courts, healthcare organizations, substance treatment providers, public health entities, and an institution of higher learning. The grant is designed to increase the well being of and improve permanency outcomes for children age 0 - 5 affected by substance abuse and live in either Piscataquis or Penobscot County. The approach to the target population is two-fold; provide access to skilled Navigator Services to assist families in accessing existing services in the community, and, implement a trauma informed practice model for participating service agencies working with these families along the continuum of care.

To access information about the Navigator program and trainings, visit the Project Website or contact Linking Project Coordinator, Joanna Russell,  at jrussell@familiesandchildren.org or (207) 947-2347.

Also, be sure to check out the Bangor Daily News coverage on the recent Penquis Linking Project "Changing the Legacy of Addiction" Conference which was held on March 7th at the University of Maine in Orono.

"Maine Program to Help Children of Drug Addicts Seeks to Change Culture"

(Bangor Daily News, 3/14 - Video and story)

Binge Drinking: A Serious, Under-Recognized Problem Among Women and Girls (CDC Vital Signs, January 2013)

Addiction In Maine: The Opiate Epidemic

(Three-part series from The Bridgton News, December 2012)

Brunswick drug treatment center offers addicts 'second chance'

(Bangor Daily News, 12/8/12)

How do bath salts get to Maine? Via standard shipping, from China

(BDN, 3/1)

Interactive: Bath salt overdoses in Maine, 2010-2012
(BDN, 3/1)

Welfare drug-test bill deepens stigma

(BDN, 3/3)

Maine Bill's Proposed Fetal Exposure Guidelines Generate Controversy

(MPBN, 2/27)

Animal Tales: Puppy love changes inmate's outlook

(BDN, 3/11)

Record bath salts bust in Maine

(Portland Press Herald, 2/1)

Dangerously strong heroin hits Portland streets

(PPH, 2/1)

MDEA dealing with increase, expense of meth lab busts in The County

(BDN, 2/10)

Bath man arrested after meth lab bust

(WCSH 6, 3/13)

National News

Pregnancy/Women's Health

Florida Panel to Propose Steps to Reduce Number of Babies Exposed to Opioids (PDFA, 12/13/12)

Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drugs Abuse and Newborns

(Final Report from FL Attorney General Pam Bondi, February 2013)

New York's Maternity Ward Drug Tests 

(The Fix, 12/26/12)

Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms?

(TIME Health & Family, Jan 2)

Research tackles multiple risk behaviors in adolescent girls

(Addiction Professional, 12/12/12)

About Teen Pregnancy

(CDC, 2012)

How Much Alcohol Is Safe for Expectant Mothers?

An occasional drink during pregnancy is unlikely to harm most children, but we lack the tools to fully measure alcohol's effects on the developing brain

(Scientific American, January 4, 2013)

Addressing Trauma Through Gender-Specific Treatment

(Crossorads Blog, 1/8)

Misunderstanding the Risk of Conception from Unprotected and Protected Sex (J of Women's Health Issues, Jan/Feb 2013)

Brief FASD prevention intervention: physicians' skills demonstrated in a clinical trial in Russia

(Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Jan 2013)

A prospective study of perinatal depression and trauma history in pregnant minority adolescents

(AJOG, March 2013)

Commentary: Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Addiction Treatment

(DrugFree.org, Kathleen T. Mitchell, NOFAS, 2/1) 

Johnson reintroduces fetal alcohol spectrum disorders bill

(Mitchell Republic, 2/8)

Progress in Increasing Breastfeeding and Reducing Racial/Ethnic Differences - US, 2000-2008 Births

(CDC, MMWR 2/8)

Patterns of symptom reporting during pregnancy comparing opioid maintained and control women

(J of Addiction Medicine, December 2012)

Randomized controlled trial to prevent postpartum depression in adolescent mothers

(Amer J of Ob & Gyn, March 2013)

Dynamic and Persistent Effects of Ethanol Exposure on Development: An In Vivo Analysis During and After Embryonic Ethanol Exposure in Caenorhabditis elegans

(Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, January 2013)

Naltrexone in the treatment of opioid-dependent pregnant women: the case for a considered and measured approach to research

(Addiction, February 2013)

An ethical framework for conducting research on pregnant, opioid-dependent women

(Addiction, February 2013)

Drinking motives for self and others predict alcohol use and consequences among college women: The moderating effects of PTSD

(Addictive Behaviors, March 2013)

Signaling Pathway Linked to Fetal Alcohol Risk: Molecular Switch Promises New Targets for Diagnosis and Therapy

(Science Daily, Feb. 20, 2013)

Study: Promiscuity and Addiction Linked

Having multiple sex partners increases risk for substance abuse, particularly among women. (The Fix, 2/26)

National Organization of Urban Maternal Child Health Leaders

(City MatCH)

INFOGRAPHIC: Birth Settings

(Institute of Medicine, March 2013)

US Teen Birth Rates Highest in Rural Areas

(City MatCH Alerts, 3/8)

Experts Urge Media to End Inaccurate Reporting on Prescription Opiate Use by Pregnant Women

(National Advocates for Pregnant Women, 3/13)

Trauma/Child Welfare

ACEs INFOGRAPHIC: Looking at how ACEs affect our lives and society

(CDC/Veto Violence)

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (Muskie School/Webinars)

Maternal versus paternal physical and emotional abuse, affect regulation and risk for depression from adolescence to early adulthood

(Child Abuse & Neglect, Jan 2013)

The development of negative reactivity in irritable newborns as a function of attachment

(Infant Behavior and Development, Feb 2013)
Children's Bureau's Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

(CB-OCAN)

Overcoming Impact of Adversity on Learning

(Education Week, 1/29)

AAP Mental Health electronic newsletter

(February 2013)

"Smile at Your Baby"

(Whats, Whys and Hows of bonding with your baby, Washington)

Few Effective, Evidence-Based Interventions for Children Exposed to Traumatic Events

(Science Daily, 2/11)

Childhood sexual abuse and early substance use in adolescent girls: the role of familial influences

(Addiction, March 2013)

Mental Health Problems in Teens Investigated by U.S. Child Welfare Agencies  

(J Adolescent Health, Feb 2013)

Story of domestic violence chronicled in stunning photos

(ACES Too High News, 2/28)

Five Numbers to Remember About Early Child Development

(Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University)

Aggressive Behavior of Children Exposed To Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Maternal Mental Health, Maternal Warmth and Child Maltreatment

(Child Abuse & Neglect/Children's Safety Network, 1/31)

Study: Childhood Trauma Leaves Legacy of Brain Changes

(Time/Children's Safety Network, 1/31)

Child Abuse: Why It's So Hard to Determine Who's at Risk

(Time/Children's Safety Network, 1/31)

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Bulletin

(January 2013)

The Impact of Parental Incarceration on the Physical and Mental Health of Young Adults

(Pediatrics, 3/18)

Sudden/Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUID/SIDS)

Four Retailers Agree to Stop Sale and Voluntarily Recall Nap Nanny Recliners Due to Five Infant Deaths

(Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, 12/27/12)

SIDS Resource Center Monthly Journal Alerts

(January and February 2013)

SIDS: Classification system raises issues with infant death statistics

(Shaken Baby and Sudden Infant Death Syndromes Blog, Jan 11, 2013)

Does Suboxone Cause SIDS?

(Suboxone Talk Zone, 1/13)

Nat'l Sudden Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss

(Project IMPACT, January 2013)

MCH ALERTS: Focus on Infant Mortality

(January and February 2013)

A Ban on Swaddling?

(Parents Magazine Blog, 3/11)

Children of Women With Alcohol Disorder in Pregnancy Have Greater SIDS Risk

(DrugFree.org, 2/27)

Integrating "Back to Sleep" Recommendations Into Neonatal ICU Practice

(Pediatrics, 2/26)

Ingestion/Overdose

One-Half of Buprenorphine-Related Emergency Department Visits for Nonmedical Use

(CESAR Fax, November 2012)

FDA Approves Two Generic Versions of Suboxone

(DrugFree.org, 2/25)

Suboxone Tablets off the Market in March

(DrugFree.org, 3/1)

Accidental Exposures of Children to Drug that Treats Opioid Addiction Alarms Utah Poison Control and Health Officials

(AT Forum, Jan 2013)

Some Sleep Drugs Can Impair Driving                                                                      

(FDA Consumer Update, January 2013)

Addiction/Misc 

Sharp Rise in Admissions From Benzo/Pain Med Combinations 

(Medscape, 12/28/12)

Addiction on the Streets: Frequently Asked Questions

(Scientific American, 12/31/12)

Without screening, doctors may miss alcohol problems

(CNN The Chart Blog, 1/15)

National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2011 Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

(SAMHSA)

Community Care releases best practice guidelines for the use of buprenorphine

(Addiction Professional, 2/5)

Overdose Prevention and Treatment Program Can Save Lives, Study Suggests

(DrugFree.org, 2/4)

Integration of Parenting Skills Education and Interventions in Addiction Treatment

(OB Management)

Prisoners Suffer Without Methadone Programs

(The Fix, 2/7)

National trends in pharmaceutical opioid related overdose deaths compared to other substance related overdose deaths: 1999-2009

(Drug and Alcohol Dependence, January 2013)

Eligibility and Enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC - 27 States and NYC, 2007-2008

(CDC MMWR, 3/15)

 American Academy of Pediatrics

(AAP)

 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

(ACOG)

Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine

(CCSME) 

FASD Center for Excellence 

FASD Mobile App

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Maine CDC Injury Prevention Program 

Maine CDC Public Health Nursing Program 

 Maine CDC Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program

(WIC)

Maine Child Abuse Action Network

(CAAN)

 Maine Children's Growth Council

(MCGC)

Maine Children's Trust 

 Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

(MECASA)

Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence

(MCEDV) 

MaineFamilies 

Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

(PRAMS)

(MPHA) 

March of Dimes

Maine Chapter

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

(NCTSN) 

National Drug Endangered Children Alliance

(DEC)  

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England(PPNNE)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA)