The Cumberland Council by law consists of 24 members, each representing a particular stakeholder group in the local mental health system. The initial membership of the Council was appointed by the Commissioner of the Department for a period of two years, and the various individuals so appointed were selected on the basis of their personal experience with mental health services in Maine and in Cumberland County and their willingness to represent their particular stakeholder group. The Adult Mental Health Committee of the Cumberland QIC, which includes 6 members of the core QIC, generally meets each month throughout the year.
All meetings are open to the general public.
As an advisory group to the Department, the Cumberland QIC works closely with the staff of the Region I Office at 175 Lancaster Street in Portland, and more specifically makes recommendations to the Regional Director, Peter O'Donnell . For the coming year the main emphasis of the Committee will be to focus on public education and the identification of system gaps and weaknesses.