The Counseling Office is located on the first floor of Deering Common. Sign up sheets are posted outside the Counseling Office door. To maintain confidentiality, you can simply mark an "X" on the line next to your appointment time. After signing up for an appointment, you must call the counselor to let them know to expect you. Each counselor's phone number is written on the sign-up sheet. Please note that there is a $10 copay for each counseling appointment.

If a student feels they need counseling but cannot either make the scheduled on campus times or afford the copay, they should feel free to contact Heather Candon at ext. 271 or Sarah Luke at ext 305. Any information or request will be treated with the utmost confidence.

Health Services
Our Campus Clinic is located in Deering Common, on the first floor. Barbara Logue is our Nurse Practitioner, and her hours are:
Monday 8:30am - 2:00pm
Wednesday 8:30 - 2:00pm
Friday 8:30am - 2:00pm

Services are provided for students on a walk-in basis, with the exception of complete physical exams and gynecological exams which are by appointment only. Please call Barbara at x383 during scheduled office hours to make an appointment.

Services provided:
*Acute illness/injury management (including diagnostic
and prescriptive services)
*Management of Chronic illness
*Sexually Transmitted Disease screening & counseling
*Birth control services
*Routine Gynecological exams
*Routine Physical examinations
*Referrals to appropriate medical services

Examinations are free. Any labs, x-rays, or other diagnostic services are available at cost per MDI hospital.

Women's Health Center
8 Wayman Lane
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
288-8100
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am-8:00pm

MDI Behavioral Health Center
Main St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
288-8604
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm.

For a description of the services provided by each of these health providers, as well as a list of their staff, please visit http://www.mdihospital.org/clinics.html#WHC

Gerrish Chiropractic
www.gerrishchiro.com
276 State Highway 3
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-3980
Dr. Matt Gerrish and his team offer chiropractic care, massage therapy, and physiotherapy. Gerrish Chiropractic is located three miles away from campus on Route 3.

Island Acupuncture
www.islandacupuncture.com
1049 Main St.
Mt Desert, ME 04660
(207) 244-9818
Licensed acupuncturist Dan Torinus uses traditional methods to diagnose, treat, and prevent a wide range of physical and emotional discomforts. Island Acupuncture is located on Route 102 in Somesville, 8 miles from campus, on the second floor of the building across from the Somesville One-Stop.

Down East Health Service
www.downeasthealth.org
52 Christian Ridge Road,
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Tel: 667-5304
Email: info@downeasthealth.org
This health service provides low cost medical services, family planning information, and sexual assault services. The health center also does free HIV tests and STD screening for men and women who have been sexually assaulted. It is important to note that the HIV antibody test is anonymous, which means that no personal details are recorded.

Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center
www.mabelwadsworth.org
1-800-948-5337
This health service is located in Bangor, about an hour's drive from campus. This clinic provides health care specifically for women. Services include breast exams, pregnancy option education, STD diagnosis, lesbian health care, and abortions. Payment plans can be arranged for students who do not wish to use their parents' medical insurance. This health center does not offer HIV antibody testing.

The Next Step
www.nextstepdvproject.org
The Next Step Domestic Violence Project is a private, nonprofit organization devoted to serving the needs of people affected by domestic violence through education and social change.
Hancock County 667-4606 or (800) 315-5579

Downeast Sexual Assault Services
Tel: 1-800-228-2470
This is a 24 hr. hotline service for men and women of all ages who have been affected by sexual abuse (partners of sexual assault victims included). Support groups are provided by this service but all initial contact must be made through the hotline number.

Last updated: October 1, 2008.  Contact Heather Candon with questions.