Legal protections make it difficult to force treatment, but one man’s personal tragedy has led to changes.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Maine moves up to ninth healthiest state
Compared to all other states, Maine has less violent crime, a smaller uninsured population and fewer low-weight births.
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Across nation, unsettling acceptance when mentally ill in crisis are killed
Even as they face a growing number of disturbed people, police often lack crisis training. And the leadership and data-gathering needed to stem the bloodshed are largely absent.
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Limited data on police, mentally ill encounters
National data on police shootings of the mentally ill are all but nonexistent, yet there are some statistics that help to inform the issue: • The latest Police-Public Contact Survey by the U.S. Department of Justice, released last year, found that police used or threatened to use force against an estimated 1.9 percent of the […]
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Maine medical records going high-tech
For the 1.5 million patients in Maine Med’s index, the Internet-accessible system will centralize their health-care history.
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Ten apply for job as Maine’s health exchange coordinator
The new hire will help agencies with the federal version of a state exchange Gov. LePage opposes.
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State Theatre looks to share success
The music venue invites businesses to become sponsors, provide funds and be part of its brand.
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State posts a job, sparks a mystery
It’s to coordinate a health insurance exchange, which Gov. LePage has previously sworn not to implement.
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They ‘occupy’ themselves by helping victims of Sandy
Maine members of the Occupy movement give precious free time to New Yorkers who are still struggling.
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Spurwink president announces departure plans
After 13 years, Dawn Stiles will leave Maine to take a job in Florida, where she has a home.