Melissa Gattine is a senior educator at Maine Behavioral Healthcare. She has her master's degree in counseling psychology, and 30+ years of experience working in the mental health system. She has been recognized by the State of Maine with the Dorothea Dix Award for her work in educating law enforcement and corrections officers about mental illness and how to respond to people in crisis. She is a mom, wife, dog owner, and beach comber, and a lover of all things that involve stitching.