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Counseling services for a variety of mental health issues is one of our most subscriber services. This has been true since the beginning of our agency back in 1960. However, the COVID pandemic thrust us into the tele-video arena for some of our clients. We have learned that for many people, this is the preferred option and have honed our skills, technology and training to create a Tele-Counseling Program. In the next year, KBH will expand its tele-counseling initiative to create a permanent hybrid model approach to care. As part of a SAMHSA grant, KBH has implemented a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model of care. FY 2023 goals include improving intake and enrollment care coordination and client outcome monitoring. Initiatives include hiring new care coordinators and veterans’ liaison while also creating and introducing new trainings. To meet these goals, it is imperative to have a state of the art, functional, adaptable and secure electronic health record. One of the organization’s priorities has been to consistently invest in our IT infrastructure with its medical record platform. In 2022, KBH will be certifying this software and will be able to have an inter-operable system that can share securely health records of our clients with other health providers.
Kennebec Behavioral Health will be hosting its annual “A Night Out” event in October/November 2022 in Augusta. This year’s event will feature a 1920’s murder mystery dinner with Mystery 207 and a basket raffle. Tickets will be available to the public to purchase at https://www.kbhmaine.org/anightout. Businesses can sponsor the event through a monetary donation or by donating a basket for the raffle. More information can be found at https://www.kbhmaine.org/anightout/become-a-sponsor/. Funds raised through the event benefit KBH’s College Scholarship Fund. In May, KBH hosts a virtual fundraiser called the Pet Palooza. Pets compete against each other for votes. Anyone can vote by making a $1 donation ($1=1 vote). All proceeds benefit KBH’s Substance Use Disorder Services and local humane societies. Learn more at https://www.kbhmaine.org/pet-palooza/.
Nearly everyone has a friend or family member who is or has struggled with mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Gifts to KBH can be restricted to a specific program or kept unrestricted to go where the need is greatest, such as the Homeless Outreach Program or Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program. Every gift that is made is someone’s next step toward recovery. One-time and recurring gifts can be made online at https://www.kbhmaine.org/give/ or by sending checks to Kennebec Behavioral Health, 67 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME 04901. Planned gifts can be made by contacting Tina Chapman, Senior Engagement Officer, at (208) 873-2136 ext. 1022 or tchapman@kbhmaine.org.
Kennebec Behavioral Health offers opportunities to those interested in volunteering at the Board level. We have four separate corporations – KBH Programs and Services, Kennebec Mental Health Associates (KMHA) Foundation, KMHA Real Estate and the KMHA Parent Board.
Leon Duff: KMHA Parent Board Vice President/Treasurer
Lori Fiandaca: KMHA Foundation Board President
Megan Stiles: KMHA Foundation Board Vice President
Samuel Goddard: KBH Programs & Services Board President
Karen Normandin: KBH Programs & Services Board Vice President
Benjamin Murray: KMHA Real Estate Board President/Secretary
Bruce Harrington: KMHA Real Estate Board Vice President/Treasurer
Carol Axtell
Melissa Bartlett
Chief Harold Bickmore
Chief Dave Bucknam
Marilyn Canavan
Kerma Cordice
Guy Cousins
Kim Croswell
Marjorie Downing
Patsy Garside Crockett
Lisa Landry Esq.
Thomas Longstaff
Nancy Merrick
Walter Price
Daniel Stevens
Cathryn Stratton
Established: 1960
Employees: 400
Annual revenue: $38,067,973
71% Patient Services (including MaineCare and private insurance)
24% Grants
2.5% Fundraising
2.4% Other miscellaneous revenue
1.1% Rent
Waterville Clinic & Administrative Offices: 67 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME 04901
Augusta Clinic: 11 Caldwell Road, Augusta, ME 04330
Augusta Outpatient & Community Based Services: 66 Stone St., Augusta, ME 04330
Skowhegan Clinic: 5 Commerce Drive, Skowhegan, ME 04976
Winthrop Clinic: 736 Old Lewiston Road, Winthrop, ME 04364
Farmington Clinic: 115 Mt Blue Circle, Suite 3, Farmington, ME 04938
(888) 322-2136
https://www.kbhmaine.org
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Village Clubhouse, High Hopes Clubhouse, Capitol Clubhouse and Looking Ahead Clubhouse each received three-year accreditation with Clubhouse International. In 2021, KBH made the top-10 Best Places to Work in Maine for large companies.
Kennebec Behavioral Health’s mission is to promote the well-being of persons who experience mental illness, emotional difficulties or behavioral challenges. KBH has provided high quality, community-based prevention, education and treatment with regard to mental illness, substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders for over 60 years.
KBH has clinics in Waterville, Augusta, Winthrop, Skowhegan and Farmington as well as vocational rehabilitation “Clubhouses” in Waterville, Augusta, Lewiston and Topsham. Community-based services are offered throughout mid-Maine.
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