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MCA Receives its Sixth Honor of 2017

December 18, 2017

Last week, Jamie Dorr, Board President for the Bath Youth Meetinghouse & Skatepark, accepted the 2017 Spirit of America Award presented by Sagadahoc County. Dorr…

Portland Press: Mainers We are Thankful For

November 27, 2017

Jamie Dorr She felt compelled to organize a grass-roots Bath initiative to prevent suicide.

Planting Hope: Midcoast Community Alliance brings Yellow Tulip Project to Morse

November 27, 2017

Jamie Dorr’s mission is to bring hope to the Midcoast community, and with the help of some students, she planted that intention Nov. 16 in…

Bath Middle Schoolers greeted with ‘You Matter’ message

November 17, 2017

Midcoast Community Alliance staged its second You Matter event at Bath Middle School the morning of Nov. 17, greeting students as they arrived with high…

Resilience Screening & Panel Discussion November 15

October 23, 2017

MCA Speaks at Maine Public Health Conference

October 16, 2017

2017 MPHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Midcoast Community Alliance: Addressing mental health using a public health model   In July 2016, five local organizations came together to…

Bath honors people, groups, projects that make a difference.

October 13, 2017

BATH — Jamie Dorr has shown herself to be a true friend of the area’s youth, particularly those who could use a friend the most.

Her concern about the number of young people taking their own lives in the Mid-Coast area led her a year ago to create the Midcoast Community Alliance, which helps troubled youths and the adults around them access the knowledge and resources to prevent such tragedies from happening.

Jamie Dorr is Bath’s Citizen of the Year

October 9, 2017

BATH — Jamie Dorr, president of Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skate Park and founder of Midcoast Community Alliance was named Bath’s Citizen of the Year at the city’s annual Autumnfest and Citizen Involvement Day Oct. 7.

Openings in Sweetser’s Teen Coping Skills Group

September 24, 2017

Teen Coping Skills Group The general goal of the Teens Coping Skills Group is to help members learn and refine skills in changing behavioral patterns…

Out of Darkness Community Walk

September 11, 2017

Bath Suicide Survivor Support Group Beginning September 25th

September 11, 2017

A new suicide survivor support group is beginning in September in Bath. The group will meet on Mondays from 6pm to 7:30pm and is open…

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

September 11, 2017