The evidence-based Crisis Intervention Team Program helps people access treatment and diverts them from the criminal justice system.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Depictions of new motherhood shouldn’t be so scary
An ad rejected from the Oscars showed postpartum life as it usually is.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan police receive mental health training as part of commitment to ensure safety to community
The department is continuing to maintain its commitment to having the entire force equipped to handle people undergoing mental health scenarios.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers urged to tackle mental health crisis in the state’s jails
A bill before the Legislature aims to ease the strain on the corrections system, including county jails, which increasingly house people with mental health issues who face criminal charges.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Parents, this holiday season, give your children your presence
There is no more important gift than face-to-face time together, without phones or screens or social media.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
New Medicaid patients strain Maine’s mental health services
The number of adults getting treatment has nearly doubled since the state expanded the health care program, and wait times are swelling.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: We need primary mental health care providers to end stigma, prevent crises
Our current system focuses on identifying existing illnesses. A better system would include regular psychological checkups and preventive care.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: In today’s classrooms, educators’ focus turns to keeping students alive
Teachers are taking lessons, and they’re on preparing for mass shootings, binding wounds and recognizing signs of abuse.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Gina Barreca: Happy Thanksgiving! Bring your own anti-anxiety meds
There’s nothing like family gatherings and holidays to fuel political, cultural and personal stress.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.