Business Partnerships, Employment Outcomes The Mental Health Employer Consortium in Maine

One important way of measuring the health of a community is how well it includes all its members in the recreational, spiritual, & employment mainstream. The development of the Mental Health Employer Consortium (MHEC) in Maine, under the leadership of Maine Med. Center, has substantially advanced this goal. This manual describes strategies to develop employ. opportunities for those people with serious mental illness. The development of a MHEC contributes to successful community development & represents an important area of involvement for hospitals in two ways: providing leadership to other community employers, & lending the expertise of the hospital's Depts. of Psychiatry & Vocational Services, as well as other hospital resources.Balser, Richard is the author of 'Business Partnerships, Employment Outcomes The Mental Health Employer Consortium in Maine' with ISBN 9780756725860 and ISBN 0756725860.