My best friend was around to my house on a recent Saturday for a long-overdue reunion. Adult schedules and the demands of parenthood being what they are, it had taken U.N.-level negotiations to get our calendars to match. As we caught up, with a ballgame on in the background, it wasn’t long before our teenaged […]
mental illness
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Justice is imperiled when politicians exploit vigilantism
The groundswell of Republican support for a man charged in the chokehold death of a fellow New York subway rider has an air of ruthlessness.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Michael Laudor was a Yale golden boy. Then a psychotic break led to tragedy.
‘The Best Minds’ details Jonathan Rosen’s friendship with Michael Laudor, who, in the grip of psychosis, killed his pregnant fiancee.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine must free up psychiatrists to provide much-needed mental health care
Passing L.D. 224 would eliminate the redundant maintenance of certification requirement and allow doctors to spend more time with patients.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine is an outlier for youth psychiatric treatment
L.D. 181 would require DHHS to eliminate the barriers to providing residential care for Maine young people closer to home.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Lisa Beecher visiting South Portland Public Library to discuss new memoir
Former police chief and detective will discuss her book, “Living with Mr. Fahrenheit,” a memoir about mental illness.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Police working to repair Maine’s broken system of crisis response
Partnerships with mental health and substance use liaisons allow us to embed skilled professionals with police officers on calls. That’s what a robust, appropriate response looks like.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Deadly Force Review Panel report doesn’t shed enough light
Failures to deescalate situations we can clearly understand. Why don’t we know more about the police interventions that succeed?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: When are we going to talk about Kanye West and mental illness?
Not everyone can comfortably adjust to being a household name who is watched and recorded by strangers wherever they go.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Statewide crisis of homelessness demands an immediate response
While faith communities have been working with municipalities and nonprofits to alleviate the desperation, state leadership is required to solve widespread suffering this winter.
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