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PublishedFebruary 19, 2025
Acadia National Park, SAMHSA employees fired as Trump administration slashes federal workforce
Eight people were laid off from Acadia National Park, cutting the popular tourist attraction's year-round staff by about 10%.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2025
The number of mental health providers licensed in Maine is up 60% since 2019. It still isn’t enough.
Despite the increase in counselors, substance use counselors, social workers and psychologists, many Mainers are still waiting months for care.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2025
Crisis workers to join police in Auburn
Project Support You, first rolled out in late 2018, pairs crisis workers with police officers to help treat those suffering from mental health issues and substance misuse disorder.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2024
Maine seeks developer for psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth
The plan has been criticized by advocates who say it would increase the risk of harm to Maine children, though one provider said it would fill a critical gap for those with severe behavioral health needs.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2024
After 34 years, court oversight of Maine’s mental health services has officially ended
A superior court judge this week approved the state's petition to dissolve what has come to be known as the AMHI consent decree, which settled a class action lawsuit brought by former patients of Augusta Mental Health Institute.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2024
More info shared about young people using adult education
Regional School Unit 73 board of directors are given more information about Spruce Mountain Adult and Community Education seeing more students aged 16-20 using its programs.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2024
Owners of Maine’s ‘last resort’ psychiatric hospital in South Carolina declare bankruptcy
Maine has signed another $1.4 million contract with Columbia Regional Care Center to reserve six beds. But the facility will soon be sold at auction after its parent company declared bankruptcy.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2024
Kids transform into dinosaurs at Jay-Niles Memorial Library in Jay
Jennifer Stone leads kids and families in self-regulating dinosaur yoga.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2024
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital plants yellow tulips for youth suicide prevention awareness
MaineHealth employees planted yellow tulips as part of a project to raise awareness for youth suicide prevention.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2024
Court oversight of Maine’s mental health services ending after 3 decades
A 1990 consent decree settled a class action lawsuit brought by patients at the former Augusta Mental Health Institute and has served as a legal guidepost for how the state provides care to adults with mental illness.
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