The Charlotte White Center (CWC) provides case management services to children with a diagnosis of intellectual or developmental disability, mental health disability, autism, pervasive developmental disorder, or in situations where there has been a mental health crisis. These services are intended to connect affected individuals with the skills and resources necessary for them to reduce or recover from any medical or behavioral symptoms that negatively impact the person’s quality of life.

Team Planning

Utilizing consumer strengths, including a focus on family, our highly qualified staff works to create a partnership between the child/adolescent and their family, identifying and prioritizing areas of concern. This newly formed team works to maximize its potential by determining the individual’s strengths and needs, and the presence or absence of skills and resources necessary for them to achieve their goals.

Our Case Managers then monitor the plan to ensure flexibility, so it remains relevant to the individual’s specific needs as progress occurs and changes develop.

Strengths Based

CWC seeks to make the best use of the child/adolescent’s natural support system by using the following strengths based approach:

• The child/adolescent and his/her family chooses his/ her support team
• Planning is customized to his/her needs
• The team process involves discovering and using the skills and resources available to the child/adolescent. These identified “strengths” are used to address his/her overall needs.
• The child/adolescent and his/her family receive ongoing support from our case manager and other CWC staff as needed.

Referral Process

We encourage referrals from individuals, family members, medical community, case managers, DHHS, service providers, schools and local hospitals.

Once referrals are received, a CWC staff member will contact you and schedule an appointment for initial intake. The intake procedure involves gathering all the data necessary to determine eligibility, such as previous evaluations and test results.

Areas of Service At present our service network extends to Piscataquis, Penobscot, Hancock, Franklin, Somerset, and Waldo Counties.

Behavioral Health Eligibility:

• Must be 20 years old or younger
• Must have MaineCare or be eligible for it
• Must have been diagnosed with mental health disability, behavioral disorder, or emotional disturbance
• Must be at risk of mental impairment, emotional, or behavioral disorder due to recognized environmental or biological risks
• Must have a functional impairment Intellectual, Cognitive and Developmental

Disabilities Eligibility:

• Must be 20 years old or younger
• Must have MaineCare or be eligible for it
• Must present evidence of developmental delays from birth to five years of age
• Must have been diagnosed with intellectual or developmental disability or Axis I mental disorder from ages six to twenty
• Must be a child/adolescent who is considered at risk, with recent assessment and approved screening indicating risk of cognitive, mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder.

Contact

For more information contact the Director of Case Management at (207) 947-1410.

Funding for this program is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services.