Elopement – when a resident wanders out of a care home – is a real risk, particularly for people with dementia. But in the vast majority of cases, the facilities are never inspected and rarely sanctioned.
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Some influential Maine lawmakers are about to give up their seats. What’s next for them?
Here’s what 10 prominent legislators had to say about their time in office and their future plans.
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Wait times balloon for Maine mental health services as access barriers persist
The Mills administration and lawmakers have invested $34 million in mental health initiatives, but critics say it’s not enough.
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Portland Sea Dogs slugger shares his struggles with anxiety, depression
Blaze Jordan’s journey through professional baseball has not always been easy.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: This central Maine police chief is reaching out to save lives
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell goes above and beyond to help those in need, even posting his personal cellphone number on social media after two residents took their own lives, urging people to call him if they want to talk.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Killer who says he channels spirits seeks discharge from state custody
State mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Psychological examination requested for Waterville man arrested by FBI over online threats to kill Biden, immigrants
The lawyer for Benjamin Brown, 45, said he is concerned Brown might not be competent to undergo initial proceedings, stand trial or assist in his defense.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Congressional funding to help central Maine mental health provider expand services
Kennebec Behavioral Health intends to use $750,000 in congressional funding, secured by U.S. Sen. Angus King, to support the services it offers at five community clinics in Augusta, Farmington, Skowhegan, Waterville and Winthrop.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine wants to keep housing some criminal defendants with mental illness in prison
Maine State Prison is better equipped than psychiatric hospitals to help certain defendants who have been ruled incompetent to stand trial, the Department of Corrections and DHHS say.
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Lewiston mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that may not explain his violence.
An Army spokesperson on Thursday called the lab findings regarding Robert Card ‘concerning’ and said they ‘underscore the Army’s need to do all it can to protect Soldiers against blast-induced injury.’