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Office of Adult Mental Health Services

The Office of Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS) is the designated State Public Mental Health Authority for adults. A primary responsibility of the OAMHS is to develop and maintain a comprehensive system of mental health services and supports for persons age 18 and older with severe and persistent mental illness.

A Review of Adult Mental Health Mobile Crisis Programs (February 2008)

This report summarizes the results of a review of eleven adult mental health mobile crisis programs conducted November 2007 through January 2008. The review was based on the Maine Mental Health Crisis Services Standards, initially developed by crisis providers and subsequently updated by the Office of Adult Mental Health Services as specified in the October 2006 Consent Decree Plan. The results of this review will be used to make improvements in adult mental health mobile crisis services.

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Read the 2006 Consumer Satisfaction Survey Results Here:

This annual survey, administered by the DHHS Office of Quality Improvement, measures consumer satisfaction with mental health services. Survey results, along with other measures, are used to guide mental health system improvements.

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A Report on How Well Maine’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams Adhere to Treatment Guidelines

In 2006 the DHHS Office of Quality Improvement and Office of Adult Mental Health Services assessed all of the ACT Teams in Maine to determine if they are being implemented as intended.

ACT is an intensive service provided on a 24/7 basis to individuals with severe mental illness who experience the most difficult symptoms and have the most serious problems living independently in the community. Due to the nature of the symptoms these individuals experience, they are often hospitalized, homeless, involved in the criminal justice system, and/or using illegal substances. . “Fidelity” to the treatment model is important because research indicates high fidelity ACT teams are more effective than low fidelity ACT teams in reducing the use of psychiatric hospitalization and successfully assisting individuals to live safely and independently in the community.

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