Legislators should override the governor’s veto of a bill to expand school-based resources for at-risk students.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For healthy lives, youth need sense of belonging, connectedness
The disconnectedness our kids feel can allow emotional struggles to fester into personal crisis.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s other public health crisis – suicide
Policymakers should be alarmed by a suicide rate that outpaces the regional and U.S. rates.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
New definition for Alzheimer’s may help speed up diagnoses
Scientists are proposing that the disease be based on biological signs, rather than symptoms, as biological signs can show up 15 to 20 years before symptoms.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland Sen. Dion: Time for Maine to enact ‘red flag’ law for public safety
States with similar regulations have seen reductions in gun violence, the Democratic Blaine House hopeful says.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Haunted by ‘imposter,’ bedridden artist feels helpless, but keeps fighting
With her mind seemingly taken hostage, the Lyman woman seeks some diagnosis that, like her art, would create a sense of order from the chaos.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Media mislead, stigmatize by broadly linking mental illness to violence
There are many types and degrees of mind disorders, and those who have them are rarely a threat to others.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Corrections system failing Maine children
Claims that excessive force was used against an 11-year-old are just the latest issue at the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Only one question answered by police shooting probe
A man died in an instant, but the events that led to his death had been unfolding for months.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers with mental illness suffer as access to critical services dwindles
There is a genuine urgency that reimbursement rates for psychiatric medication management be increased.