After two decades serving those who served, Christine Pratt might soon get a plot in the cemetery she helped create.
Maine veterans
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Vet to Vet volunteer visitor training this month
Vet to Vet Maine, a nonprofit that connects volunteer veterans with vulnerable Maine veterans who may need a friend, will hold its next volunteer training from 4-7 p.m. April 26-28 via Zoom. Vet to Vet Maine has been connecting veterans in Cumberland and York counties since 2014, and is now expanding to serve veterans in […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Serving their country, in hiding: 3 Maine transgender veterans tell their stories
They loved their country. They felt military service was an honorable career. They were transgender. They enlisted and soon realized how difficult and even dangerous it could be. All three Maine transgender veterans who agreed to talk to the Sun Journal last week remain proud of their service despite the difficulties. All three also said […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Veterans know how to handle a crisis
As we all deal with the COVID pandemic, we could stand to learn a thing or two from those who have served.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Treat suicide as the public health problem it is
A new task force to help Maine veterans will do the important work of lowering the stigma that is getting in the way of care.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication
The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state’s higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
New unit at Togus to help veterans with mental health and substance abuse issues
Prodded by Jared Golden, the VA plans to open a 24-bed facility in 2022 so Maine veterans won’t have to travel out of state for treatment.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine bill would help veterans discharged because of sexual orientation
The measure calls for Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services to provide state benefits to veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges before the federal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law was repealed in 2011.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Now more than ever, let’s look out for one another
COVID, isolation and power outages have been tough on everyone – resources are out there to meet the mental health needs of Maine’s veterans.
Posted inLocal & State
Togus VA adds external triage tent to handle coronavirus cases, testing
VA Maine Healthcare-Togus looks to lessen the potential for infection in main hospital building by adding the new unit outside.