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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Milestone Recovery president: Homeless outreach effort shows how ‘defunding’ can work
Portland’s HOME Team responds to a need that it is better equipped to handle, using money that would otherwise go to the police.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Maine Voices: Rejection of LGBTQ youth can be fatal
It is time for older folks to accept young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Leonard Pitts: NBA restart would distract us from very serious issues. And that would be great
I can’t be the only one who needs to scream at a number that’s only a score, not a death toll.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Mental health, Riverview officials criticize Cumberland County pepper spray incident
A patient being transported from Cumberland County Jail to Riverview Psychiatric Center was pepper sprayed, and the spray was not properly washed off prior to arrival at Riverview, officials said.
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Maine Voices: Recovery community offers insight into living during lockdown
Connection, structure and the ability to laugh at yourself are key to surviving and helping others make it through, too.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Federal mental health grants canceled because Maine has legal marijuana
A federal agency wipes out $3.3 million to students who have medical authorization.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Commentary: COVID crisis should raise Mainers’ awareness of need to store guns safely
Securely storing firearms could lower the risk of domestic violence, suicide and accidental child gun deaths.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Maine Voices: We’ll pay more by not caring for people with serious mental illness
Low funding makes it harder for the writer's loved one to access a program that's saved him from a cycle of hospitalization and jail.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Mainers – and their therapists – experiencing new stress during pandemic
Health care workers are a special concern, and even the therapists themselves are not immune to the pressures facing clients who come to them for help.
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