Maine Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Directory: 3rd Edition
The Maine Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Directory is intended to provide information and resources available to individuals with brain injuries or stroke. The fluid nature of services and service providers makes it likely that contact information and service availability will change and that some services and/or providers may not be included. It is the responsibility of the user to verify and investigate services and providers to determine the best options for your individual situation.
The Maine Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Directory is intended to provide information and resources available to individuals with brain injuries or stroke. The fluid nature of services and service providers makes it likely that contact information and service availability will change and that some services and/or providers may not be included. It is the responsibility of the user to verify and investigate services and providers to determine the best options for your
individual situation.
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VETERANS SERVICES<br />
VETERANS CRISIS LINE (800) 273-8255<br />
Confidential help for veterans <strong>and</strong> their families.<br />
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<br />
Toll-free phone: (800) 273-8255<br />
VETERANS<br />
COUNSELING/MENTAL HEALTH<br />
• National Alliance on Mental Illness-<strong>Maine</strong><br />
1 Bangor St.<br />
Augusta, ME 04330<br />
Toll-free phone: (800) 464-5767<br />
Website: namimaine.org<br />
• Tri-County Mental Health Services<br />
1155 Lisbon St.<br />
P.O. Box 2008<br />
Lewiston, ME 04241-2008<br />
Phone: (207) 783-9141<br />
Toll-free phone: (800) 787-1155<br />
Website: tcmhs.org<br />
VA MAINE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM<br />
In addition to Togus VA Medical Center, 11<br />
Community Clinics are found throughout the State<br />
of <strong>Maine</strong>. These provide the most common<br />
outpatient services, including health <strong>and</strong> wellness<br />
visits, without the challenges of visiting a larger<br />
medical center. A list of locations will be found at<br />
www.maine.va.gov/locations.<br />
SCREENING FOR TRAUMATIC<br />
BRAIN INJURY (TBI)<br />
To identify veterans who may have TBI, VA medical<br />
facilities have implemented a computer-based<br />
screening tool <strong>and</strong> require providers at VA medical<br />
facilities to use the tool to screen all veterans,<br />
including all Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation<br />
Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND),<br />
who present for outpatient health care.<br />
TOGUS VA MEDICAL CENTER<br />
1 VA Center<br />
Augusta, ME 04330<br />
Phone: (207) 623-8411<br />
Toll-free phone: (877) 421-8263<br />
Telephone care: (877) 421-8263 x 7490<br />
Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
BUREAU OF MAINE<br />
VETERANS SERVICES<br />
Visit one of the Field Offices listed to identify all of<br />
the benefits you have access to <strong>and</strong> for expert advice<br />
on applying for benefits <strong>and</strong> services.<br />
17 State House Station<br />
Augusta, ME 04333-0117<br />
Phone: (207) 430-6035<br />
Website: www.maine.gov/veterans<br />
For a list of resources available to veterans in <strong>Maine</strong>,<br />
go to: http://www.maine.gov/veterans/resources/<br />
index.html<br />
• Bureau of <strong>Maine</strong> Veterans’ Services Field<br />
Office – Bangor<br />
35 State Hospital Dr.<br />
Bangor, ME 04401<br />
Phone: (207) 941-3005<br />
It is essential that service members <strong>and</strong> veterans<br />
are screened for TBI as early as possible; because<br />
TBI becomes more difficult to treat the longer the<br />
condition goes unscreened <strong>and</strong> the complexity of<br />
diagnosing TBI <strong>and</strong> Post-traumatic stress disorder<br />
(PTSD) become more challenging to distinguish.<br />
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