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As mental health crisis deepens, community resources can help students

May 19, 2018

Melissa Fochesato of Mid Coast Hospital has become alarmed at the state of many local students’ mental health.

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Initiative in RSU 1 aims to provide school supplies to all students

May 19, 2018

The Bath-based Midcoast Community Alliance, founded in 2016 by Jamie Dorr, seeks funds and donations in the coming months to outfit all Regional School Unit 1 students with school supplies at an Aug. 19 event. Donation boxes are at locations throughout the city, including the Bath Area Family YMCA.

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Planning underway for first Back to School: Set for Success

May 19, 2018

Drop off school supplies for Midcoast Community Alliance’s first Set for Success event

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Suicide prevention alliance uses group’s power to help

May 19, 2018

With an issue as complex as mental health, it’s OK not to have all the answers.

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MCA hosts session at NAMI Maine’s Beyond the Basics

May 2, 2018

Integrating Health Care Systems and Schools into a Community Approach for Suicide Prevention  Facilitator: Dee Kerry, Maine Medical Association Speakers: Michael W. Field, Chief of Police, Bath…

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Young Adults

March 1, 2018

Dear Community, Recently, we have been discussing ways we can better support the young adults in our community. Yesterday, we announced that The Park will…

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Understanding Why Kids Use Drugs and Alcohol

February 12, 2018

Today’s teens are growing up in an environment with pressures, stress and priorities vastly different from when we were their age. If you’re concerned that…

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Attachment-Based Family Therapy Workshop

February 12, 2018

Please see the flyer below for a great training on working with kids and families.  This is a very effective model to manage complex teen…

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Important message from our School Resource Officer:

January 29, 2018

Dear Parents, My name is Chuck Reece, I am the School Resource Officer at Morse and work for the Bath Police Department in conjunction with…

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Bath-area youth support group celebrates outreach, honors

December 28, 2017

BATH — It was a very good year for Jamie Dorr and the Midcoast Community Alliance. The network, which she founded a year ago to help troubled…

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jamie dorr spirit of america award

MCA Receives its Sixth Honor of 2017

December 18, 2017

Last week, Jamie Dorr, Board President for the Bath Youth Meetinghouse & Skatepark, accepted the 2017 Spirit of America Award presented by Sagadahoc County. Dorr…

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Portland Press: Mainers We are Thankful For

November 27, 2017

Jamie Dorr She felt compelled to organize a grass-roots Bath initiative to prevent suicide.

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