Maine Launches Addiction Treatment & Parenting Education Pilot Program For At-Risk Families

On August 10, 2016, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) launched the Maine Enhanced Parenting Project (MEPP) pilot program, which will provide addiction treatment and parenting education for at-risk families. The program pairs the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Program and Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). Matrix is a four component treatment that blends 6 therapeutic approaches into 16 weeks of intensive treatment. Triple P - the Positive Parenting Program is an intensive parent education intervention proven to work in families experiencing moderate to severe behavioral or emotional difficulties. The MEPP is part of Maine’s child welfare Title . . .