A center that offers anonymous testing and needle exchange is not out of step with economic growth in Portland.
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Posted inNation & World
Hospital bars mental health evaluation contractor
The Massachusetts hospital that treated a patient before he fatally stabbed two points to lack of “critical and timely services” from Norton Emergency Services.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Riverview Psychiatric Center gets right man for turnaround
It bodes well for the hospital’s future that Rodney Bouffard’s priority is fixing the long-running staffing crisis that’s become an integral problem.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Low pay puts Riverview workers, patients at risk
The hospital will never be able to make improvements without stabilizing staffing.
Posted inNation & World, News
Groundbreaking images show how LSD literally lights up your brain
The research could help pave the way for treatments for a variety of mental disorders, like addiction and depression.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage’s MaineCare reforms come with collateral damage
The administration focuses on short-term gains, without considering long-term costs.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Federal Medicaid expansion funds would help ease drug crisis
Other states are using this health care money to treat addiction and reduce related crime – saving dollars and lives.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New state proposal to restrict mental health services is a reckless idea
When diagnoses can be so subjective, we can’t afford to take away support that helps those stricken move forward.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Changes to MaineCare’s Section 17 will improve mental health system
The state DHHS is trying to make sure that the right services are going to the right people, a LePage aide says.