Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness

• Program Representative Interviewed: Lisa Sockabasin, Co-CEO
• Location: Bangor, Maine
• Program Overview: Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness is a nonprofit organization that provides public health and social services to federally recognized tribes and community members in Maine. Originally established as the Wabanaki Mental Health Association in 1996 to respond to mental health needs in their communities, this organization has since expanded and now operates under five departments:
  • Center for Wabanaki Public Health
  • Center for Wabanaki Healing & Recovery
  • Center for Wabanaki Community & Cultural Connections
  • Center for Wabanaki Research Knowledge, & Innovation
  • Center for Wabanaki Finance
  The Center for Wabanaki Healing & Recovery offers services to support tribal members struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD) and various mental health disorders. Services include peer-led support, overdose prevention education, HIV and HCV testing, housing assistance, intensive outpatient treatment, 24/7 withdrawal detoxification services, and outpatient counseling for both substance use and mental health conditions. Outpatient services can include medication for SUD treatment and mental health medication management. Wabanaki Recovery Homes provides a safe and substance-free environment for individuals committed to personal recovery. Wabanaki's office-based outpatient program integrates opioid use disorder treatment with case management and outpatient therapy for comprehensive care.

Models represented by this program:

• Community Coalition Prevention Models
• Naloxone Training and Distribution Programs
• Medications for Substance Use Disorders
• Behavioral Therapy Models
• Case Management Models
• Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care