Advocates say key diagnostic services for children will be harder to obtain, placing the blame for the cuts on the Mills administration.
behavioral health care
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Congressional funding to help Maine mental health provider expand services
Kennebec Behavioral Health intends to use $750,000 in funding secured by U.S. Sen. Angus King to support the services it offers at 5 community clinics.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Innovative bill will give Maine doctors new tool in mental health toolkit
Veterans, first responders, people with terminal illness and many others stand to benefit from L.D. 1914, which would create a psilocybin-assisted therapy program in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Social workers on front lines ask lawmakers for support, reinforcements
A bill presented Friday would expand a program to cover student loan debt for eligible social workers in hopes of attracting, and keeping, more professionals to help children and adults who are waiting for support.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Questions, tension face task force studying violence in health care settings
Friction surfaces between health care professionals and district attorneys’ offices.