mental health
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PublishedOctober 30, 2024
Court oversight of Maine’s mental health services ending after 3 decades
A 1990 consent decree settled a class action lawsuit brought by patients at the former Augusta Mental Health Institute and has served as a legal guidepost for how the state provides care to adults with mental illness.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2024
4 key findings about Maine’s law to compel mental health treatment
We spent months talking to experts in mental health care about what happened in Lewiston and how to treat people who cannot or do not accept their mental illnesses.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2024
A Maine law could have forced the Lewiston mass shooter into psychiatric treatment. Why wasn’t it used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2024
Staff safety at Maine’s 2 psychiatric centers back in spotlight
Two lawmakers have requested a full-scale review of safety and staffing concerns at Riverview in Augusta and Dorothea Dix in Bangor, which house patients with severe mental health issues.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2024
Lewiston victims, survivors threaten to sue Army over ‘failure’ to prevent mass shooting
Lawyers for 100 survivors and victims' family members say they've notified the Department of Defense and the Army that they intend to sue. The government has 6 months to investigate their claims before they head to court.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
Data walk shows work still to be done to improve youth mental health
United Way of Mid Coast Maine and Mid Coast Hospital gave a presentation on data points from a biennial survey to Sagadahoc County residents. Participants provided ideas of how to better address the upward trend of worsening youth mental health.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
‘We’re suffering here’: Maine families of children with disabilities wait for help
The Department of Justice this month sued the Mills administration over the state's services for disabled children. Families hope the legal action is a catalyst for change.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2024
FDA approves a potential ‘game-changer’ drug for schizophrenia
The approval comes less than a year Bristol Myers Squibb paid $14 billion to acquire the developer of the drug, Karuna Therapeutics.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2024
Brunswick race team running to support fishermen’s mental, physical health
In October, 16 local athletes will participate in the Maine Marathon to raise funds for Maine Coast Fishermen's Association's Fishermen Wellness program.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk ‘distraught’ woman off ledge of Nashville bridge
The rock star helped the woman, who was standing on the ledge of the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, climb back to safety, according to a police video.
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