About | MaineHealth Behavioral Health

MaineHealth Behavioral Health is licensed and accredited in Maine to provide community-based services for adults, adolescents and children challenged with mental health, developmental disorders, co-occurring and/or substance abuse issues. Our services include outpatient treatment, medication management, residential treatment, supported living, integrated care, psychosocial rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment, case management and behavioral health home services, among others.

We hold hospital inpatient care contracts with MaineHealth Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital. We also provide services in partnership with the MaineHealth Maine Medical Center outpatient psychiatry practice. Programs are managed by MaineHealth Behavioral Health and accredited by the joint commission under the hospital contracts.

MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor has received local, regional and national awards for our exceptional services.

The Joint Commission "Top Performer" Accreditation

The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that sets the standards by which health care quality is measured in America and around the world. In 2015, MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor was recognized in The Joint Commission America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety report for attaining and sustaining excellence in performance. The Joint Commission's Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® program recognizes accredited hospitals that attain excellence on accountability measure performance. Out of the 10 hospitals recognized in Maine as top performers, MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor was the only one recognized for psychiatric measures.  

The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval

MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor also received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission. To maintain and earn accreditation, organizations must have an extensive on-site review by a team of Joint Commission  professionals at least once every three years. The purpose of the review is to evaluate the organization’s performance in areas that affect patient care. Accreditation is awarded based on how well an organization meets The Joint Commission standards. Safety and care quality are top priorities for Spring Harbor Hospital. If you have a concern about the safety or quality of care provided by MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor, you have the right to contact The Joint Commission toll free at 800-994-6610.

Additional Awards

• 2012: Dr. Bruce Chemelski, Senior Psychologist in the hospital's Developmental Disorders Program, was named Special Education Therapist of the Year for 2012 by MADSEC Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities.
• 2008: Anne Pringle, Board member, was named Volunteer of the Year by Maine Governor John Baldacci
• 2008: Joseph Pastore, Director of Nutritional Services, wins Future Horizons Award from the National Society of Healthcare Foodservice Management (HFM)
• $324,000 grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation to continue the hospital's pilot program to integrate mental health treatment within primary care settings in Maine.
• $15,000 grant from The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation to research outcomes of Spring Harbor's intensive community treatment program serving youth and families of Greater Portland.
• $12 million grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for dissemination of research to identify and prevent serious mental illness in youth
• $1 million donation from Judy and Al Glickman of Cape Elizabeth to establish the Glickman Family Center for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
• Healthcare Leaders national finalist for Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare competition (executive management team)
• Warren Williams Assembly Speakers Award from the American Psychiatric Association (William McFarlane, M.D., director of psychiatric research)
• GAINS Center National Achievement Award for involvement in the Cumberland County Jail Diversion Grant Program (the ACCESS assertive community treatment team for adults)
• Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry’s Chairman Elkes Award for Innovation in Mental Health Services (Betty Jarratt, Maine Medical Center Psychiatric Consultation and Liaison Service)