Living Our Values in Transforming Behavioral Health

Welcome to the MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) Annual Report. As Maine’s largest behavioral health service provider, our mission is clear: to connect patients with the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Every day, we live our values of patient-centeredness, respect, integrity, excellence, ownership, and innovation as we work to transform behavioral health across our system.

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Featured Stories

One Young Man’s Journey from Isolation to Aspiration

Patient Centered

At an early age, Eric began struggling with depression. Over time, his world grew smaller. “I stopped doing anything,” he recalls. “I was putting on weight, felt worse, and was angry all the time.”.Read Story

Taking the Reins of Recovery – Mandy Lewis’ Journey

Respect

Recovery and horses have more in common than one might think. Just ask Mandy Lewis, 38, whose path to sobriety has been anything but linear—but like barrel racing, it’s taken grit, patience, and a deep connection to something greater than herself. Read Story

Honoring Our Healthcare Heroes

Integrity

As part of our National Nurses’ Week celebration, Jason Rosenberg, MHBH Chief Nursing Officer, had the honor of surprising four exceptional care team members with Nursing Excellence and Partners in Practice Awards—an inspiring moment filled with pride and gratitude.Read Story

The Art of Healing: Josie’s Story

Excellence

For most of her life, Josie felt sad, scared and anxious but she buried it. “I was good at acting like nothing was wrong for many years,” she says.

Recently, during a time when the world felt uncertain, these feelings became stronger than ever. They were made more difficult by a change in her depression medication that sent her spiraling, raising concerns about her safety.Read Story

A Workforce Solution: Investing in Nurses Inspires Quality Care

Ownership

This year, MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor (MHBHSH) proudly celebrated the graduation of its first cohort from the newly launched New Graduate Nurse Residency Program (NRP). The innovative, year-long program expands upon traditional clinical orientation by combining behavioral health-specific education with a standardized, evidence-based nursing curriculum. Its goal: to better prepare new nurses for the challenges and rewards of caring for patients with behavioral health diagnoses, while strengthening the future workforce in a time of nationwide nursing shortages.Read Story

From the Sidelines to Center Court: Julia’s Recovery Journey

Innovation

Julia’s journey with mental illness and substance use began early. She was just 11 years old when she first started drinking and smoking. Both her parents struggled with substances throughout her formative years (now in recovery). “My childhood wasn’t very organized,” Julia says. “It started with mental health problems, and from there it was a rabbit hole of experimentation with substances, but the fun became not so fun the more I took.”Read Story