Building a Shared Learning Community for Pediatric Behavioral Health in Maine
How can a statewide learning community help pediatric, school-based, and behavioral health professionals connect, learn, and strengthen support for children, youth, and families?
Course Information
- Audience:
Pediatric providers, school-based professionals,
public health professionals, behavioral health providers
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: October 6th, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact
If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course. NEPHTC is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1.
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Competencies: Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
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Learning Level: Awareness
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Supplemental materials: None
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Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
The Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership is Maine’s Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, created to strengthen behavioral health support for professionals caring for children, youth, and families across the state. This webinar will introduce MPBHP’s work and share how the partnership supports pediatric behavioral health access, learning, consultation, and cross-sector connection. Presenters will highlight MPBHP learning opportunities, including the Pediatric Psychiatry in the Primary Care Setting ECHO, the School-Based Behavioral Health ECHO, webinars, videos, and enduring materials. The session will include examples from recent programming and explore how clinical, school-based, public health, and community partners are being brought into shared learning spaces. Participants will also learn how to connect with MPBHP programming, access available resources, and participate in future learning opportunities.
Learning Objectives
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Explain how the Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership uses a Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program model to strengthen access to behavioral health education, consultation, and support across Maine.
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Describe how MPBHP learning opportunities, including ECHO series, webinars, videos, consultation resources, and enduring materials, help connect professionals across clinical, school-based, public health, and community settings.
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Examine examples from MPBHP programming that illustrate how shared learning and cross-sector collaboration can strengthen care coordination, resource awareness, and support for children, youth, families, and the professionals who serve them.
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Identify practical ways to access MPBHP resources, participate in future programming, and apply shared learning approaches within participants’ own professional settings.
Subject Matter Expert(s)
Sherri Billings, MCD Global
Sherri Billings is the Program Manager for Project ECHO and eLearning at MCD Global Health, where she supports the planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of ECHO and online learning programs focused on pediatric and behavioral health. Her work centers on creating meaningful learning communities that help professionals connect, problem-solve, and strengthen care for children and families. sbillings@mcd.org
Melissa Maurais, Maine DOHHS
Melissa Maurais is Program Manager with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and supports the Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership, Maine’s Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program. Her work focuses on strengthening access to behavioral health support, consultation, and learning opportunities for professionals serving children, youth, and families across Maine. Melissa.Maurais.gov
Enrollment and Contact Hours
Select the Enroll button below to register for the course. If you have any trouble accessing the course, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.This training was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $400,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS and 0% funded by nongovernment source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
* Yale School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, a New England Public Health Training Center partner, is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. All CHES credit inquiries are managed by YSPH
Registration
Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.