Through direct school-based behavioral health services, Maine students are able to learn coping and regulation skills. Those skills are needed more than ever.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We have a child labor crisis, not a worker shortage
There’s a reason employers are hiring children in increasing numbers: With less information, less power and fewer options, they are easier to exploit.
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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 inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Give young psychiatric patients somewhere to go
Legislating for new mental health facilities may not sit well with everyone. We should be far more uncomfortable with the alternative: leaving vulnerable young Mainers hanging in the balance.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s girls and nonbinary youth deserve to be listened to
Young people can themselves steer our state through the youth mental health crisis – providing they have our full attention and our support.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Make sure that young people in your Maine community know they matter
Notice them, show interest in their lives, listen to what they say and prioritize what they have to contribute. Let’s all push back against a youth mental health crisis.
Posted inNation & World, News
Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds
CDC researchers said schools could be a lifeline as students struggle, pointing to studies showing better mental health outcomes for students who felt connected to their schools.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Young people should understand risks of high-potency marijuana
Almost seven in 10 Maine teenagers think it’s safe for them to use cannabis once or twice a week. It’s not.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Not a love story
Just as domestic abuse in real life is everywhere, but hidden in the shadows, so it is on TV, as well as in movies, songs and books. Open your eyes, and you will see.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We cannot be complacent about Maine youth cannabis use
It’s time to counter the growing idea that it’s just not that dangerous for the still-developing brain.