Milestone Recovery names Bradeen executive director

NAMI Maine: Increase community support for people with mental illness

Investments should ensure that social service professionals respond to people in need, and police are called upon to respond only to public safety issues.

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.

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.

Mills eases restrictions on needle exchange programs amid coronavirus

Maine's governor announces an executive order that allows people to return used needles and get clean ones on an as-needed basis, rather than the traditional one-to-one exchange.

Commentary: Protecting Maine inmates from virus could expose abuse victims to harm

Each release plan must assess how the proposed bail modifications or furlough would affect the safety of a given abuse victim.

For those in addiction recovery, social distancing is a recipe for relapse

Many who are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction rely on the routine and shared experience of recovery meetings, many of which are now are being held online.

Falmouth Police tap Operation Phoenix to help residents rise above addiction

The community-based program aims to provide a helping hand with no judgment.

Westbrook schools get federal money to fight drugs

The $125,000 grant will address substance abuse among youths.

Funds granted to fight youth substance abuse