Resources in our Community
Below is a list of local and statewide resources to support your wellness, recovery, and daily needs, whether you're looking for housing assistance, food support, health services, or peer connection.
Next Step Domestic Violence
Feel supported, every step of your journey.
Next Step is a nonprofit organization offering free and confidential support to individuals affected by domestic violence, dating abuse, and stalking.
You do not have to be in crisis to call the confidential 24/7 Helpline at 1-800-315-5579. Connect with a trained advocate who will listen without judgment and help you understand the right next steps for you.
Their advocate may connect you with support services listed below and, as needed, assist you in finding pet and child-care, financial planning, and community referrals to support your healing journey.
1-800-315-5579 and Ellsworth’s office, 207-667-0176
Community Health and Counseling Services (CHCS)
Community Health and Counseling Services is a nonprofit, community-based healthcare organization serving individuals and families across Maine. They provide a wide range of services to support recovery and overall well-being, including care for mental health, therapeutic treatment, foster care, cardiovascular health, cancer, respiratory conditions, dementia, injuries, and wound care.
Their staff work closely with their existing healthcare providers to ensure coordinated, effective care tailored to your needs. They believe in partnering with you to deliver services that reflect your personal healthcare goals.
You always have a choice in your healthcare provider. To learn more about how CHCS can support you or a loved one, please call 1-800-924-0366 or visit their website by clicking below.
AMHC – A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)
AMHC is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) providing integrated mental health and substance use treatment services that support recovery and improve quality of life. For more than 60 years, AMHC has been committed to serving communities and is now the largest behavioral healthcare provider in the region, with 27 service locations across Aroostook, Hancock, and Washington counties.
Their Care Coordination service employs a person-centered approach, helping individuals navigate the behavioral health system with confidence and support. Care Coordinators connect people to the services they need, making sure no step is overlooked and no one has to face their journey alone.
Whether you’re managing mental health concerns, substance use challenges, or co-occurring conditions, our Care Coordinators work with you to keep treatment organized, efficient, and aligned with your personal goals.
Services can be accessed by calling the AMHC Call Center at 1-800-244-6431 or visiting their website to learn more.
Downeast Resource Guide
Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Resource Guide provides a directory for community resources relevant to all aspects of recovery for Hancock and Washington counties. The Guide is updated annually.
To request a printed copy of the Guide, please contact Renée Mozeliak at renee.mozeliak@healthyacadia.org.
Warm Line
The Maine Warm Line offers free, confidential support for anyone who needs someone to talk to, especially during moments of stress, loneliness, or emotional overwhelm. Staffed by trained peers with lived experience, the Warm Line provides compassionate listening and practical guidance without judgment 24 hours a day. It’s available to help individuals feel heard, grounded, and connected when things feel difficult. The Warm Line is not a crisis service but a welcoming place to reach out before challenges become overwhelming.
988 Maine Lifeline
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, you are not alone. You can call 988 anytime you’re in emotional distress, concerned about your mental health, or simply need someone to talk to.
Calls to 988 from Maine are answered by trained professionals within the state, ensuring you’re connected with someone who understands local resources and can help you find support close to home. It is as simple as dialing 988.
Healthy Acadia
Healthy Acadia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community health in Hancock and Washington counties. Through collaboration and shared leadership, we work to address ongoing challenges and respond swiftly to urgent health concerns in our region.
The scope of our work encompasses eight general areas of focus:
Strong Beginnings to support healthy development and resilience from birth to adulthood;
Healthy Food for All to ensure that all people have access to nutritious, affordable food, and to make the healthy choice the easy choice;
Active and Healthy Environments to ensure that our indoor and outdoor spaces are safe, healthy, and promote physical activity and wellness;
Healthy Aging - to ensure that all of us can age well — with strength, dignity, comfort, and grace;
Substance Prevention and Recovery - to support people of all ages to live lives free of substance misuse and substance use disorder, and to support individuals throughout their recovery journey;
Health Promotion and Management - to improve community supports across a wide range of health needs, from cancer patient navigation and stress reduction to barrier removal for health challenges and chronic disease and pain self-management;
Basic Needs - to address adverse social conditions that contribute to poor health and health outcomes by improving access to resources that address unmet health-related social needs, including housing stability, safe transportation, nutritious food and safe water, resource navigation, barrier removal, and related supports; and
Health Equity - to remove obstacles and foster just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive communities to support the well-being of all people, regardless of background or circumstance.