Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine

What Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine does

Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME) is a Portland, Maine-based nonprofit founded in 1992 that delivers training and technical assistance to behavioral health and substance use professionals across Maine and the broader New England region. Its core mission centers on integrating services for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, an area in which it originated several firsts in Maine, including the state's first co-occurring Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, a jail diversion model with a FACT team, and a co-occurring court. The organization operates as a membership network of individuals, students, and behavioral health organizations, while its program portfolio spans on-demand online courses, live workshops and conferences, agency on-site programs, webinars, and Project ECHO distance learning. CCSME runs three named sub-brands: Partnership for ME (behavioral health workforce development with ADEPT Maine and USM Center for Learning), the Maine SUD Learning Community (supporting prescribing clinicians for SUD/OUD treatment), and the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center (regional prevention workforce training under SAMHSA funding).

CCSME's revenue mechanics rest on three streams: a sliding-scale membership program (individual $25/year, student $10/year, organization $100-$600/year based on employee count), fee-based training programs and events, and sustained state, federal, and foundation grants (Maine DHHS, SAMHSA, MeHAF, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Bureau of Justice Assistance). The membership model enables free access to asynchronous online courses and discounted training rates. Grant funding underpins the three sub-brand initiatives, making CCSME's operating model a hybrid of recurring small-dollar membership subscriptions and large multi-year grant awards. The underlying platform is a basic asynchronous online learning system used to deliver static on-demand courses; live training is delivered via Zoom webinars and in-person events, with no proprietary software product or AI tooling. CCSME is staffed by approximately 5-6 employees led by Executive Director Kate Chichester, with support from a board that includes representatives from Maine behavioral health organizations and consumer advocacy groups.

Name

Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine

Legal name

Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine

Website

https://ccsme.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CCSME is a Maine-based nonprofit founded in 1992 that delivers training and technical assistance to behavioral health and substance use professionals across Maine and New England, with focus on integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders. It operates through grants, memberships, and sub-brand learning communities including Partnership for ME, Maine SUD Learning Community, and New England PTTC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce & Career Transition Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAC), Professional & Applied Skills Noncredit Certificates (Non-licensure) (EDAAAEAD)

Keywords

• Behavioral health training
• Co-occurring disorder services
• Substance use treatment
• Professional development workshops
• Continuing education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individuals ($25/year), students ($10/year), and organizations (sliding scale $100-$600/year based on employee count). Members receive discounted training programs and free access to static online courses.
2. Training Programs and Events: Revenue from training programs, workshops, conferences, and continuing education credits. Members receive discounted rates.
3. Government and Foundation Grants: Sustained funding through state, federal and other grant funds including Maine DHHS, SAMHSA, MeHAF, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CCSME delivers training and technical assistance for behavioral health and substance use disorder professionals across Maine, offering live workshops, conferences, agency on-site programs, webinars, and a library of self-paced on-demand online courses with continuing education credits. It operates specialized learning communities (Partnership for ME, Maine SUD Learning Community, and the New England PTTC), curated resources and assessment tools, and a membership program with annual dues for individuals and organizations.

Product overview

CCSME is a training and technical assistance organization (not a software company) offering a unified portfolio of educational products and services focused on behavioral health workforce development in Maine. The core offerings include On-Demand Online Courses (self-paced asynchronous training available through a learning platform), Training and Technical Assistance Services (live workshops, conferences, webinars), and several specialized learning communities (Partnership for ME, Maine SUD Learning Community, New England PTTC). These products are complemented by curated resources, CCBHC implementation support, and a membership program. The portfolio works as an integrated ecosystem where training content, continuing education, technical assistance, and resources support integrated behavioral health services across prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Partnership for ME: Behavioral health workforce development initiative working to build Maine's behavioral health workforce capacity and support fully integrated behavioral health services across prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery
• Maine SUD Learning Community
• New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center

Products and services

• On-Demand Online Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• Training and technical assistance to 30 pilot agencies and other agencies across the state annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Maine Division of Vocational RehabilitationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner in Motivational Interviewing training initiative with HETI supporting full MI learning community for VR staff including foundational, advanced, and supervision trainings, coaching and coding.
• HETI (Health Education and Training Institute)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Training partner for Motivational Interviewing initiative within Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Hart Consulting, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Consulting partner for stigma assessment project on opioid use disorder in collaboration with MCD Global Health.
• MCD Global HealthminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in stigma assessment on opioid use disorder research and report development.
• NAMI MainemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in Strengthening Maine's Trauma-Informed Learning Community in response to Lewiston mass casualty event. Also partnered in NIMH Outreach Partnership (2011-2016) for statewide mental health outreach.
• AdCare MainemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in trauma and grief training initiative. Long-standing partner in workforce development, behavioral health training, and Co-occurring State Integration Initiative (COSII).
• Maine SUD Learning CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Through funding from Maine Department of Health and Human Services, supports prescribing clinicians and their teams to provide evidence-based treatment for SUD/OUD. Partners include Muskie School of Public Policy e-learning team and AdCare Educational Institute Maine.
• New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Provides training and technical assistance for substance misuse prevention workforce across New England. CCSME coordinates distance learning including webinars, online courses, and Project ECHO. Administered by ADEPT Maine with SAMHSA funding.
• Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine (AAMHS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner in expanding Medication-Assisted Recovery services planning. Also partner in CCBHC consumer outreach and Peer Recovery Center needs assessment.
• Consumer Council System of MainemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner in CCBHC consumer input project to seek input from behavioral health consumers and people with lived experience.
• Cumberland County Sheriff's OfficemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partner in Project Reentry through Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Change Co-Occurring Reentry grant. Preparing inmates with co-occurring disorders for release and community transition.
• Maine Pretrial Services, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partner in Project Reentry for co-occurring reentry services and transition support.
• Catholic Charities of MaineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partner in Project Reentry for reentry services and community support.
• Goodwill Industries of Northern New EnglandminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2014Partner in Project Reentry providing vocational services for female offenders at Cumberland County Jail.
• Partnership for MEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Collaboration between ADEPT Educational Institute of Maine, CCSME, and USM Center for Learning through Maine Office of Behavioral Health funding. Works to build Maine's behavioral health workforce capacity supporting fully integrated behavioral health services across prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery.
• Maine Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Primary state agency partner for multiple initiatives including Co-occurring State Incentive Grant, Maine SUD Learning Community, CCBHC planning, and trauma-informed workforce development.
• USM Center for LearningmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Long-standing partner in training initiatives including Partnership for ME, motivational interviewing expansion projects, and behavioral health workforce development.
• ADEPT MainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner administering New England PTTC and Partnership for ME initiatives with CCSME.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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