DownEast Treatment Center
AMHC’s DownEast Treatment Center (406 State Street, Suite 2, Ellsworth, Maine) which opened in the summer of 2018, is a treatment hub offering comprehensive MAT services, with integrated behavioral health and medication management for the treatment of substance use conditions.
Medication assisted treatment (MAT) is an evidence-based treatment approach utilizing medication and counseling to treat substance use conditions and achieve sustained recovery.
DownEast Treatment Center is the hub of a "hub and spoke" treatment model developed by the DownEast Substance Treatment Network partners. The spokes are community-based primary care providers and counselors who will provide MAT to patients once the initial hub treatment is completed and recovery is underway.
Treatment is confidential and open to anyone who meets admission criteria. The DownEast Treatment Center accepts MaineCare, private insurance, and self-payment. Grant funding is available for qualifying individuals to reduce self-pay fees. Click here to learn more and apply for assistance.
The DownEast Treatment Center is accepting referrals through the AMHC Access Center. Call AMHC’s Access Center at 1-800-244-6431 to schedule an appointment.
The DownEast Treatment Center is made possible by numerous community partners, the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maine Health Access Foundation, and the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation, along with key organizational support from: AMHC, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, Bucksport Regional Health Center, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, MDI Hospital and Health Centers, and Healthy Acadia.