Depression rates in U.S. adults, overdose deaths and suicide rates have been on the rise.
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Maine winters are tough. Here are some ways to get through
Got the ‘winter blues’ already? As the New Year arrives and with it three-plus months of dark and cold, the Sun Journal spoke with experts and residents alike to get their advice on how they stay sane and healthy.
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Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland.
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Poland woman points finger at system for not preventing murder
Yaicha Provencher says she was never told about a long-term treatment program available in Maine, despite her ex-boyfriend’s many hospitalizations.
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Widespread outage shuts down 988 mental health hotline that launched this summer
‘We’ve taken immediate action to ensure alternative 988 channels are available to the public,’ HHS spokeswoman Sarah Lovenheim tweeted.
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Mayor says NYC will treat mentally ill, even if they refuse
Hospitals, outreach workers and first responders, including police, will be allowed to involuntarily hospitalize anyone they deem dangerous. Critics say it’s a crackdown on the mentally ill and the homeless.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
A tale of two Justins: Poland murder suspect described as a loving father, brother whom the mental health system failed
Friends of Justin Butterfield say he was in and out of mental health facilities for years prior to the Poland man being charged with killing his oldest brother Thursday morning.
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Mindfulness worked as well as standard drug for treating anxiety, study shows
The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2½ hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home.
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Youth mental health advocates renew calls for action
Congress and the administration have taken some actions to specifically address the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents, but the groups want them to do more.
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Maine Voices: Outdated law denies appropriate care to people with serious brain disorders
Hospital violence, in Maine as elsewhere, can be traced right back to a federal law from 1965.