The innovative videos are part of an effort by Maine Public, FRONTLINE and the Press Herald to make the award-winning investigative podcast on the Lewiston mass shooting accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing community.
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FRONTLINE, Press Herald documentary nominated for 2 Emmy awards
The film, ‘Breakdown in Maine’ was announced as a 2025 nominee on Thursday.
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FRONTLINE, Press Herald film ‘Breakdown in Maine’ nominated for Peabody award
The film, a joint production of the Portland Press Herald, Maine Public and FRONTLINE (PBS), is 1 of 4 finalists in the public service category.
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Breakdown: Turning anguish into action | Podcast Ep. 2: ‘I believe he is going to snap’
Six weeks before the attacks, the shooter’s best friend warned that he might snap and commit a mass shooting. Episode 2 begins an examination into the numerous opportunities for intervention.
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How Maine’s novel ‘yellow flag’ law endured after the Lewiston mass shooting
Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle.
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Breakdown: Turning anguish into action | Podcast Ep. 1: Did we really survive this?
We meet several people who are trying to recover from the Lewiston mass shooting and learn about the fallout for members of the shooter’s family, who must also contend with his painful legacy.
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A year after the Lewiston mass shooting, six portraits of grief
18 people were killed, 13 were shot and survived, and many others witnessed the deadliest attack in Maine’s history. A year later, we look at how some have navigated the aftermath.
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Lewiston counseling center helps community navigate grief from mass shooting
The Maine Resiliency Center opened just 19 days after the mass shooting and has become a critical resource for more than 400 people. Some are trying to keep it open permanently.
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A Maine law could have forced the Lewiston mass shooter into psychiatric treatment. Why wasn’t it used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
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4 key findings about Maine’s law to compel mental health treatment
We spent months talking to experts in mental health care about what happened in Lewiston and how to treat people who cannot or do not accept their mental illnesses.