Calls to both the Maine Crisis Line and the Intentional Warm Line have ticked back up as COVID-19 has spread in recent weeks.
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Maine Voices: On National Take a Hike Day, make a plan to explore Maine trails this winter
In a year when we have not been able to gather with family and friends as we used to, our trail system can bring us together safely.
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Maine Voices: It’s up to community to make young people feel that they matter
The Maine Resilience Building Network is starting a conversation that will affect our state’s economic and public health.
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Sanford Medical Center opening psychiatric center to help ease shortage
Some patients needing mental health crisis beds have to wait days or weeks to get served in Maine.
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Georgetown singer-songwriter creates album centered around mental health
Lauren Crosby partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine to release her newest album, “Sheepscot Valley Enchantress,” and $1 from every album will be donated to the Hallowell-based non-profit.
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Maine Voices: Three words help survivor find her way out of abusive relationship
‘It’s all true,’ the young woman, no longer afraid to speak up, told her mother after a year of assaults, threats and insults.
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Maine Voices: Reach out and help someone – suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility
In a time of crisis, we must do a better job accepting mental illness as a disease that is no different from diabetes or a broken limb.
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Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults
A majority of Americans ages 18 through 34 — 56% — say they have at least sometimes felt isolated in the past month, compared with about 4 in 10 older Americans.
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New unit at Togus to help veterans with mental health and substance abuse issues
Prodded by Jared Golden, the VA plans to open a 24-bed facility in 2022 so Maine veterans won’t have to travel out of state for treatment.
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Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times
Half of U.S. adults surveyed reported at least some signs of depression, such as hopelessness, feeling like a failure or getting little pleasure from doing things, according to a new study.