Mental health
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Commentary: Grief doesn’t take time off for the holidays
Everyone enters this season with high expectations. Try to determine what feels reasonable for you this year.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2022
Butterfield case highlights disagreements between advocates on treatment for people with serious mental illnesses
Families of loved ones with serious mental illnesses say the state's disability advocacy organization has stood in the way of expanding services.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Poland woman points finger at Maine’s mental health system for not preventing murder
Yaicha Provencher says she was never told about a long-term treatment program available in Maine, despite her ex-boyfriend's many hospitalizations.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Widespread outage shuts down 988 mental health hotline that launched this summer
'We’ve taken immediate action to ensure alternative 988 channels are available to the public,' HHS spokeswoman Sarah Lovenheim tweeted.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
Mayor says NYC will treat mentally ill, even if they refuse
Hospitals, outreach workers and first responders, including police, will be allowed to involuntarily hospitalize anyone they deem dangerous. Critics say it's a crackdown on the mentally ill and the homeless.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
Friends, family of Poland murder suspect say they desperately sought help
Justin Butterfield, 34, accused of killing his older brother in a grisly Thanksgiving Day slaying in Poland, has been in and out of mental health facilities for schizophrenia treatment, those close to him say.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Brunswick Veterans Day event honors those who served, while highlighting struggles
Sen. Angus King and local military veterans honored members of the armed services in Brunswick Friday morning during an event that also highlighted the group's high rates of mental illness.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Mindfulness worked as well as standard drug for treating anxiety, study shows
The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2½ hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
From the Chamber: Removing the taboo from mental health at work
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