Please join our postpartum support group to find the village you deserve! You will get to meet other new moms and find out that many of the struggles you may be experiencing are common and you are not alone. You will also get good ideas for coping. We vent, we celebrate, we cry, we encourage, we drink coffee and eat snacks! You can weigh your baby here and ask any questions at all to another mother or a nurse. 

The group meets every Wednesday morning at 10:30am at MidCoast Hospital. Sometimes we meet in Conference Room 1, right next to the cafeteria. If that room is not available, our back up location is the waiting room outside the Maternity unit. The group is led by our breast/bottle feeding specialists. Mothers will children 0-7 months are welcome. 

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. 

The course will teach you how to  apply the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE):

• Assess for risk of suicide or harm.

• Listen nonjudgmentally.

• Give reassurance and information.

• Encourage appropriate professional help.

• Encourage self-help and other support strategies.

This course is for adults who work with youth, including teachers, school staff, coaches, camp counselors, youth group leaders, and parents. It will be a blended learning experience with participants completing a 2 hour, self-paced online course and then participating in two live 2 hour virtual trainings. All participants will receive a certification in Youth Mental Health First Aid.* 

Learners must attend BOTH* online sessions:

Monday, May 12, 2025, online, 3:00-5:00PM

Monday, May 19, 2025, online, 3:00-5:00PM

Please call (207) 301-3950 with any questions. 

Dr. Andy Cook Pediatric Behavioral Health Series 2025: Autism Spectrum Disorder

This series was created in memory of Andy Cook, MD, who dedicated his career to providing, improving and advocating for behavioral health services for children, adolescents and their families.

SCHEDULE:

7:00 -7:30 Breakfast and conversation

7:30-7:35 Welcome --Dr. Chris Bowe, President, Mid Coast-Parkview Health

7:35-8:50

• Dr. Cathleen Small, PhD, BCBA-D: Director-Psychologist, MH Behavioral Health
• Dr. Matt Nilson, MD MH Behavioral Health Pediatrics
• Dr. Michelle Rock , D.O. Medical Director of MH Behavioral Health Autism Services
• Introduction of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Overview of ASD
  • Levels of severity
  • Complex presentations/"easy to miss" ASD
  • Common comorbid conditions
• Differential Diagnosis, Comorbidity and Medication Management
  • Expectations and targets for medication
  • Choosing specific medications
  • Addressing the question of ASD when treatments don't help other diagnoses
• Behavioral Interventions
  • Behavioral models
  • Introducing and reinforcing behavioral interventions in a pediatric setting

8:50-9:00 Questions and wrap-up

Providers are eligible to earn 1 CME for this seminar.

This seminar is being recorded and will be available soon. 

Registration is required.

MCH Lifestyle Medicine, 329 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, 207-373-6585

Remembering and loving babies lost during pregnancy. A support group for parents who have experienced a spontaneous pregnancy loss at any gestation. A place to remember, share, grieve, and heal. Third Thursday of every month; 6 - 7:30p.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our perinatal loss and bereavement support groups will meet virtually via Zoom. These support groups are a safe and supportive space to share your thoughts and emotions. To join, please email Kelly Chicoine at Kelly.Chicoine@mainehealth.org. She will send you the login information. Please email her by 3:00 pm on the day of the support group.