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Health and Wellness

If this is an emergency, please call 911 or call the National Crisis Line: 988. 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Maine has a whole site full of mental health resources, including emergency youth hotlines, access to support groups, and informational materials. 

PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION RESOURCES

Making a choice cover page. (downloads PDF)

Making a Choice: A Guide to Making a Decision About Using Psychotropic Medication

This guide was developed by YLAT members in partnership with adult providers. It was created to provide youth with the information they need in order to make informed decisions about their treatments with psychotropic medication. Youth should always consult about their health with trusted providers and adults, but this document can help prepare them to be an active member in the conversations and decisions.

FAMILY PLANNING RESOURCES

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Maine Family Planning can provide reproductive healthcare services like birth control, gender-affirming healthcare, family support services, abortion services, and more. 

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Planned Parenthood of Northern New England provides services like cancer screenings, patient support counseling, contraception and emergency contraception, gender affirming hormone therapy, HIV testing, abortion services, and more. 

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

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The Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence is a coalition of 10 member organizations across Maine that all work to end domestic violence. Find a organization in your county here. 

Statewide Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-866-834-HELP

Youth Leadership Advisory Team (YLAT)

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YLAT is a joint project between Maine’s Youth in Foster Care, The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and the Catherine Cutler Institute at University of Southern Maine. YLAT is committed to improving the short-term and long-term outcomes for youth who are or have been in foster care.

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MEETING CALENDAR

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The Catherine Cutler Institute at the University of Southern Maine is committed to making our websites and digital content accessible to all users. We are actively working to improve the accessibility and usability of our websites and to align with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.


Accessibility is an ongoing process. We regularly review our websites using automated tools and manual checks, and we continue to make improvements as issues are identified. If you encounter a barrier to accessing information on this website or need content in an alternative format, please contact us.

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When reaching out, please include:
-The web page or URL where you encountered the issue
-A brief description of the problem
-Your contact information (if you would like a response)
Contact us: maineylat@gmail.com

YLAT, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, PO Box 9300,

Portland, ME 04104-9300, phone: 207-780-5861

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