Acadia Healthcare’s proposed clinic has stirred nearly 2 years of controversy among town residents and officials.
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Legal question delays Madison board’s vote on addiction clinic license
The Select Board agreed it needs to consult with the town’s attorney about a question raised about ‘safe zones.’
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Madison board takes addiction clinic application under advisement
Acadia Healthcare has applied to open its clinic, offering methadone treatment and other services, under an ordinance voters approved in 2024.
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Madison residents get last chance to comment on addiction clinic plans
Two public hearings are set this month on Acadia Healthcare’s application to open a clinic under the town’s new ordinance.
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MaineGeneral Health cutting mental health, disabilities services for children
Advocates say key diagnostic services for children will be harder to obtain, placing the blame for the cuts on the Mills administration.
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Congressional funding to help central Maine mental health provider expand services
Kennebec Behavioral Health intends to use $750,000 in congressional funding, secured by U.S. Sen. Angus King, to support the services it offers at five community clinics in Augusta, Farmington, Skowhegan, Waterville and Winthrop.
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Franklin Health Behavioral Services enhances team with 2 psychiatrists
FARMINGTON — Franklin Health Behavioral Services welcomes two psychiatrists, Drs. Michaela Moden and Ryan Robinson, to the practice. Moden is a graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. Her dedication to medical education, demonstrated through her role as chief resident of education at Tufts Medical Center, reflects her passion for advancing the field. […]
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Commentary: Innovative bill will give Maine doctors new tool in mental health toolkit
Veterans, first responders, people with terminal illness and many others stand to benefit from L.D. 1914, which would create a psilocybin-assisted therapy program in Maine.
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Social workers on front lines ask lawmakers for support, reinforcements
A bill presented Friday would expand a program to cover student loan debt for eligible social workers in hopes of attracting, and keeping, more professionals to help children and adults who are waiting for support.
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Reporting Aside: Woman’s plight an example of psychiatric health care crisis in Maine
A clinical psychologist who’s treating a psychotic, suicidal woman with leukemia stuck for weeks in a hospital emergency department says the state must expand existing psychiatric resources or build new, Amy Calder writes.