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Our View: Juvenile justice reform starts with the youngest
Maine can continue taking steps in the right direction by keeping the youngest offenders out of the justice system.
The Maine Millennial: Stress isn’t all in your head
Your body will tell you when your brain is dealing with more than it can handle.
Sweetser to address increased local mental health needs
The need for services was a growing concern before the pandemic, which clinicians say has sparked more cases of anxiety and depression.
Criteria for involuntarily committing patients in Maine is about to change
The state supreme court ruled last month that a Damariscotta hospital erred in holding a patient without getting a judge’s approval and in how it evaluated his petition to be released.
Self-care, regular check-ins needed to help students maintain mental health
Hall-Dale Middle School teacher Dani Quirion has seen positive changes in her students since incorporating mindfulness exercises with her sixth-graders.
Maine Voices: Weathering pandemic means always having a backup plan
Whether the goal is getting exercise or getting the vaccine, aging has taught me to have patience while I figure things out.
Agreement reached for ending court oversight of Maine’s mental health services
The state and a group of plaintiffs have agreed on standards for services that, if met over the next year and a half, could dissolve a court order that’s been in effect since 1990.
Insight: Rural health care in crisis
Here are five reforms the Biden administration can enact to turn around troubling trends.
Maine’s supreme court clarifies rules for holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms
The court rules that a judge must be alerted within 24 hours if a psychiatric patient is to be held for an extended period during involuntary hospitalization.