Maine Behavioral Healthcare Appoints New Senior Director of Community Services

PORTLAND, Maine – Maria Hadjiyane, vice president of ambulatory services at Maine Behavioral Healthcare, announced today that Caroline Raymond has been appointed Senior Director of Community Services for the state’s leading behavioral health provider.

In her new role at MBH, Raymond oversees Behavioral Health Home (BHH), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Multisystemic Therapy (MST) community-based services, which, together, provide care and treatment for more than 2,700 patients and clients annually in MBH’s 12 outpatient clinic locations spread across southern, central and western Maine.

Raymond brings nearly 25 years of leadership and direct service experience to the new role. Prior to joining MBH, Raymond held several positions of progressive leadership at the Maine Department of Corrections’ Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, including screening and assessment counselor, substance abuse counselor, program manager and, from October 2017 to September 2021, superintendent. 

Caroline Raymond, LCSW, LADC, CCS, Senior Director of Community Services at Maine Behavioral Healthcare

Prior to serving as superintendent of the state’s 164-bed secure juvenile facility that provides education, behavioral health, medical and recreational services to offenders ages 11 to 21 throughout Maine, Raymond held several leadership roles at DayOne, a southern Maine-based provider of outpatient and residential substance use and mental health services. At DayOne, Raymond was Director of Youth Development Services, Director of Corrections and Residential Services, interim executive director and CEO.

“As a person with both executive and clinical social work experience as well as extensive relationships within Maine’s behavioral health provider community, Caroline is well positioned to lead our community services programs and ensure the populations we serve receive the care they need and deserve,” Hadjiyane said.

“The opportunity to lead MBH’s community-based services is really a chance to focus on what I’m most passionate about – helping people overcome significant behavioral health challenges,” Raymond said. “I am especially excited to focus on this in

the outpatient settings where clients are most connected to their natural supports. The people of Maine create incredible communities, and I look forward to partnering with them to improve the health of all Maine residents, so they and their loved ones can lead fulfilling lives.”

Raymond earned her bachelor’s in psychology at the University of Maine, a certificate in addictions at the University of New England and a master’s in social work at the University of Southern Maine. In addition to being a licensed clinical social worker, she is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and certified clinical supervisor. In services to her community, Raymond serves as a steering committee member for 21 Reasons, a community-based coalition of individuals, organizations and businesses focused on building a healthy community environment with policies, practices and attitudes that support the drug-free development of all youth. She also is a volunteer for the Cape Elizabeth School Department and its soccer and lacrosse programs.