2nd District congressman wants inpatient beds in Maine for vets facing a crisis.
mental health
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Promises not kept after closing of Augusta Mental Health Institute
A robust system of community-based services has not materialized, and we are all paying for it.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Expectations of men are changing, so where do we go from here?
Opening up to the one closest to us is difficult but can also lead to healing.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Veteran suicide interventions ineffective so far
Every day, 20 veterans kill themselves, and that should not be tolerated by a grateful nation.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Opinion
The View From Here: Help for those who don’t know how to ask
American men are praised for self-sufficiency and rugged individuality. And it’s killing us.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers should pass broad ‘red flag’ bill
But taking guns away from people in crisis is no substitute for making mental health services more widely accessible.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Democrats’ bill calls for sweeping review of Maine’s mental health system
Several Democratic lawmakers want a task force to find fixes for a mental health system that has failed to deliver community services decades after major institutions closed.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills administration to change scope of new psychiatric facility in Bangor
Rather than sticking with Gov. Paul LePage’s plan for a privately run ‘step-down’ facility, Gov. Janet Mills said the new unit will operated as part of Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and serve a broader scope of patients.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bill calls for 4 mental health centers to be alternative to emergency rooms
The National Alliance on Mental Illness backs the measure calling for four ‘assessment centers’ for stays as long as three days.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Cranberries song honors Dolores O’Riordan
The band’s April album release will mark its final record in a career spanning three decades.