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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers should pass broad ‘red flag’ bill
But taking guns away from people in crisis is no substitute for making mental health services more widely accessible.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democrats’ bill calls for sweeping review of Maine’s mental health system
Several Democratic lawmakers want a task force to find fixes for a mental health system that has failed to deliver community services decades after major institutions closed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Red flag’ laws work to prevent suicide
Maine police and families should have this option when dealing with people in crisis.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Replacing Long Creek may now be in reach
Key players are making progress toward much-needed juvenile justice reform
Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills administration to change scope of new psychiatric facility in Bangor
Rather than sticking with Gov. Paul LePage’s plan for a privately run ‘step-down’ facility, Gov. Janet Mills said the new unit will operated as part of Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and serve a broader scope of patients.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Other states have learned that ‘red-flag’ laws can save lives
Maine should have a process to temporarily take guns from someone in a mental health crisis.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland Rep. Farnsworth: Mental health unit at jail could ease pressure on Riverview
Now-empty Cumberland County pods could house inmates awaiting competency exams, freeing up space at the hospital for those with serious behavioral issues.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Bill calls for 4 mental health centers to be alternative to emergency rooms
The National Alliance on Mental Illness backs the measure calling for four ‘assessment centers’ for stays as long as three days.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Look south for viable way to prevent police-involved shootings
A Florida diversion program for people with serious mental illness should be studied by the Maine Attorney General’s Office.