The governor wants to add the funding to her supplemental budget.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As pandemic instability fades, our mental crowding will ease
Even if things are not entirely ‘normal,’ the new norm has become a norm and requires less mental effort.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s new surplus should fund mental health
State refund checks will help offset inflationary pressures on households, but higher prices are not our only problem.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Thinking about mental health? It’s about time.
The pandemic and a state surplus provide a long-overdue opportunity to help Mainers who long have been overlooked.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Rural Maine families need mental health support
The state has a mixed record at best when it comes to providing care for children with behavioral health needs.
Posted inHealth
Lawmakers face pressure to pass mental health legislation
The pandemic exacerbated the nation’s already disturbing mental health concerns.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Inequities in mental health treatment are health care’s greatest injustice
Laws like the one that keeps Medicaid from covering inpatient behavioral care are not only discriminatory but also can have dire consequences for Maine families.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta officers will start carrying stun guns following policing discussion with council
The Augusta Police Department to require officers to carry stun guns and is looking fill a mental health worker position that’s been vacant since December.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville center that provides mental health, other services to close
Costs of staffing and upkeep at the Ticonic Street building that houses Waterville Peer Recovery Center are no longer sustainable, official says.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: My grandmother’s gift of resilience
Gram’s memoir of her less-than-easy life gives me perspective and reminds me that I am capable of more than I think.