Behavioral Health and Human Services Department at SMCC

"Daniel Tillias is earning a Human Services degree not just for himself, but also — and most importantly — for the children of his homeland of Haiti."

Student Spotlight: Daniel Tillias - Southern Maine Community College Daniel Tillias is earning a Human Services degree not just for himself, but also — and most importantly — for the children of his homeland of Haiti. Haitian children, he says, need help with more than things like food, clothing and other basic essentials. Growing up in an impoverished nation, yo...

BHHS Student Jessica B has come full circle. "Today Jessica has an art degree and is finishing an Associate’s degree in Behavioral Health & Human Services. She is a good mom to her daughter. She is pursuing her art, pursuing helping people, and pursuing Jesus."

Congrats to Prof. Kathryn Stannard on being awarded the Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence at the recent Maine Campus Compact Annual Awards Ceremony. Prof. Stannard is committed to making service learning an integral part of her teaching.

Maine Campus Compact Award Ceremony 2020

Great segment by WCSH about the Captain's Cupboard, a food pantry run by Human Services students for the students at SMCC. Our very own, Professor Kathryn Stannard, serves as the group's advisor.

'It puts the community in community college': Students helping students at SMCC food pantry The Captains Cupboard on Southern Maine Community College's South Portland Campus helps provide meals to roughly 100 students and their families each week.

Recent column by President Joe Cassidy about an exciting pilot project we are running at SMCC. We now live stream several of our courses to students at the Midcoast campus.

Joe Cassidy: Creating connections through technology There are four rows of tables in Professor Tom Richardson’s Case Management class, but there are five rows of students. Four rows of students sit at the tables as Richardson teaches this Behavioral Health & Human Services course on our South Portland Campus. From a large TV screen in the back of t...

A number of current and former Human Services students attended the Rally 4 Recovery organized by the Portland Recovery Community Center - Including Amanda who staffed the table for Crossroads.

A wonderful day to celebrate recovery in Portland. Thank you to all who stopped by and said hello to Amanda. Great job Portland Recovery Community Center and YPR - Portland, ME. Here's to more lives saved and recovery celebrations.

There is a job opportunity that may be well-suited for BHHS graduates who are interested in restorative justice, youth development, and community building. The position is for a part-time Youth Mentor in our Service Works program.

Youth Mentor Part Time - LearningWorks | Portland, ME JOB SUMMARY: With a strengths-based, culturally competent approach that is steeped in the principles of restorative justice, the Service Works Youth Mentor, mentors youth and young adults referred through the Department of Corrections, identified school departments, and local law enforcement, among....

Congratulations to Human Services graduate, Julez Lawson, for winning the Portland Recovery Community Center newsletter naming contest. The name of the newsletter will be the Recovery Times.

And the winner is....Julez Lawson for the naming the newsletter contest! Stay tuned for the Recovery Times first edition coming soon. Shout out to Christopher Alger and Leslie Fenton for coming up with same names, but Julez has it first- and to all the other creative and inspiring (and sometimes humorous) entries. Julez, come on over to the PRCC to pick up your gift card, or pm us and we will mail it to you.

2018 SMCC Graduates Explore this photo album by Southern Maine Community College on Flickr!

2018 SMCC Commencement Explore this photo album by Southern Maine Community College on Flickr!

Human Services student Josh Sheedy was all smiles at SMCC's 2018 commencement ceremony.

2018 Commencement May 20th, 2018 Commencement