UNE partnership to fund program with $2.2M grant
The University of New England in partnership with Maine Behavioral Healthcare and Maine Medical Center has been awarded $2.2 million in federal funds to create the first fully Maine-based program for leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disabilities.
The funding, which was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, will be used to train health care providers, parents, educators and others to improve the health of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
“With this new partnership between UNE, Maine Behavioral Healthcare and Maine Medical Center, Maine joins 37 other states in providing LEND programs that bring holistic attention to the needs of children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities,” LEND Project Director Eileen Ricci said in a release about the funding.
“This is a major opportunity for Maine graduate students and early career professionals to receive top-notch training in meeting the needs of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities,” LEND Co-Project Director Matthew Siegel said in a release. “We will draw on our nationally recognized models of interdisciplinary care in our specialized inpatient, day treatment and outpatient settings to provide unique training experiences to the LEND trainees.”
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