Another View: Jeffrey Epstein’s death highlights jail danger

mental health

Published
August 15, 2019

Another View: Jeffrey Epstein’s death highlights jail danger

In jails and lockups, death by suicide is common, predictable and preventable.
Published
August 13, 2019

Rep. Gramlich: Gov. Mills has chance to do right by vulnerable Mainers

Signing L.D. 775 would expand and restore much-needed support services for people with mental illness.
Published
August 8, 2019

Our View: Cyberbullying problem resistant to schools’ efforts

Online harassment is still on the rise, especially among girls, but tight education budgets are not meeting the challenge.
Published
July 30, 2019

Maine Voices: Student progress is stalled by shortage of social workers

Poverty, hunger and family trauma will interfere with a child's education if they are not addressed.
Published
July 1, 2019

Golden seeks $5 million to bolster VA’s mental health care

2nd District congressman wants inpatient beds in Maine for vets facing a crisis.
Published
June 28, 2019

Our View: Promises not kept after closure of the Augusta Mental Health Institute

A robust system of community-based services for Maine people with mental illness has not materialized, and we are all paying for it.
Published
June 20, 2019

Our View: Tighter Portland shelter policy won’t end homelessness

A lack of affordable housing and a lack of mental health treatment are among the forces that drive needy people to the streets.
Published
June 18, 2019

Maine Voices: Expectations of men are changing, so where do we go from here?

Opening up to the one closest to us is difficult but can also lead to healing.
Published
June 2, 2019

Epilala Tauwala: South Portland Adult Education

Four years after dropping out of Deering High School, she's heading for her ancestral lands to learn more about her roots, high school equivalency credentials in hand.
Published
June 2, 2019

Sophie Magadieu: Falmouth High School

A tireless advocate for LGBTQ youth, Magadieu has overcome personal challenges to deliver countless presentations at schools, conferences and businesses.