Health & Prevention Services
Adult Behavioral Health Services
DHHS behavioral health services can help connect you with information on prevention, treatment, and recovery services for mental health and substance use disorders.
Human Services
Services for Families and Children
Child Support
Maine Child Support can help you establish, enforce, and collect child support payments, locate parents, and establish paternity.
Learn more about Child Support Services.
Child Care Locator
The Child Care Locator tool allows users to search for licensed child care facilities in Maine.
Food & Nutrition
Food Supplement Program (SNAP)
Food Supplement helps low-income households buy the food they need for good health.
Through SNAP-Ed, participants can also receive nutrition education services with helpful information on how to eat healthy on a budget.
Rulemaking
The Office of the Secretary of State is charged with overseeing the State of Maine rulemaking process and publishing Rule Chapters.
Information on proposed and recently adopted rules at the Department of Health and Human Services are below.
Commissioner
Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services Sara Gagné-Holmes
Sara Gagné-Holmes, a Maine native who served as Deputy Commissioner of the Department for five years beginning in 2019, has led the Department in an Acting capacity since June 1,
Health Insurance
Health insurance provides financial protection from health care costs by covering some or all of the expenses of routine and emergency medical care. Many Americans receive health insurance as part of a benefit package offered by their employer, but there may be other options available if you do not have insurance through a job, or the coverage available to you is too expensive.
Programs & Services
The Department of Health and Human Services oversees a wide range of programs impacting Mainers across the state from MaineCare health insurance, child support payments, water testing, disease control, and background checks.
Hotlines / Crisis Numbers
Behavioral Health Resources for Those Affected by the Violence in Lewiston
Jump to the bottom of the page for a printable hotline pocket card.
Staff
Who We Are
DHHS employs more than 3,100 people with work locations in all 16 counties. The average tenure of DHHS employees is eight and a half years.
DHHS Staff Demographics (as of August 2023):