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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017
Our View: Moving OUI education program won’t ease driver’s license reinstatement logjam
The Maine Secretary of State's Office isn't equipped to address drunken driving prevention.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2017
Mental health services save lives
Scientific evidence shows improved outcomes for patients whose schizophrenia is caught by early diagnosis.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Commentary: Riverview’s future too important to decide without public input
The patients include our loved ones, and we all share responsibility for their well-being.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2016
Maine Voices: Inclusive, sustaining environments still missing for disabled people
Decades after the Pineland institution closed, Maine's rhetoric fails to create services and settings that empower.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
Our View: DHHS opioid initiative a welcome step forward, but more actions needed
It's good news that more Mainers will get medication-assisted treatment – now let's raise reimbursement rates and further expand naloxone access.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2016
Maine Voices: Parents of adults with disabilities see big problems with rate cuts, service reductions
Until the Maine DHHS admits that a crisis exists, meaningful and innovative change will elude the system.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2016
Commentary: Despite assurance to the contrary, services to disabled worsening
Maine's cost-cutting can only be accomplished at a huge cost to the intellectually challenged.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2016
Report on Riverview Psychiatic Center calls for fast action
Former Chief Justice Daniel Wathen, who oversees a court decree applying to the state-owned psychiatric center, writes that progress has been made, but says the need for more space is 'evident and urgent.'
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PublishedDecember 11, 2016
Our View: Maine government puts group homes at risk by cutting rates
Families are right to be worried about the loss of services for adults with disabilities.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2016
Commentary: LePage administration committed to Maine’s disabled, DHHS chief says
Contrary to a recent Telegram report, the agency has actually boosted funding for services to those with intellectual disabilities or autism.
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