We're all responders. Whether your work is in public health, emergency response services, law enforcement, education, government, healthcare, behavioral health, spiritual care, victim advocacy, volunteering, emergency management or a myriad of other possibilities... we all function in a response capacity when disasters or emergencies happen.

Being a resilient responder starts with a commitment to taking care of yourself.  There are important steps you can take to keep yourself healthy as you take care of others. This training examines the 2025 Maine Responder Safety and Health Survey findings and addresses the top five areas of self-care that respondents wanted to learn more about.

Intended Audience: Emergency responders and management, natural community helpers, mental health and substance misuse providers, public health and healthcare professionals, social workers, counselors, spiritual care providers, law enforcement, government, and other individuals who wish to learn more about responder self-care strategies.

About the Trainer:  

Marylena Chaisson, LCPC
State Coordinator, Maine Disaster Behavioral Health

Marylena Chaisson LCPC (she/her), is the Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health Coordinator for the Office of Readiness and Response, Maine CDC.  She has a professional background working in and supervising a broad range of community mental health programs including Crisis Response, Crisis Stabilization, and Case Management.  As a volunteer and training facilitator for Disaster Behavioral Health Programs for 15+ years, Marylena has had the great honor of supporting the preparedness and response activities in Maine and beyond, assuring high-quality response efforts for critical events impacting our communities, and ongoing support and effective aftercare for our First Responders and allied healthcare professionals.  Marylena resides in Wilton with her husband and two teenagers, and enjoys camping, gardening, cooking, reading, Dungeons & Dragons, and traveling.

Registration fee: There is a $10 registration fee that is fully refunded upon completion of the training.

Special Accommodations - Deadline for registrations inclusive of a special accommodations request is 2 weeks before the training date.

Confirmation: Registration confirmation and Zoom log-in information will be emailed two days prior to the training date.

Cancellation: Cancellations must be received in writing at least 24 hours before the start of the training.

Questions: Visit the Disaster Behavioral Health website or contact Tammy McLaughlin at ADEPT at:
Ph: 207.620.2755 TTY Relay Service dial 711
email: tmclaughlin@adeptme.org