The theme of this year’s conference is “Healthier Together: Honoring Diverse Perspectives.”
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Riverview’s performance improving, report says, but community care options lag
The court master in charge of monitoring the once-decertified mental health facility in Augusta says staffing stability has helped it regain its footing.
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Group begins brainstorming reforms to mental health system ‘in tatters’
The Mental Health Working Group is expected to give its recommendations by December.
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White House considers new project seeking links between mental health and violent behavior
Bob Wright, a Trump friend and ex-NBC chair, is one of the proposal’s backers.
Posted inMaine
Golden seeks $5 million to bolster VA’s mental health care
2nd District congressman wants inpatient beds in Maine for vets facing a crisis.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Cranberries song honors Dolores O’Riordan
The band’s April album release will mark its final record in a career spanning three decades.
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Unsigned contract leaves Mills administration to decide how state’s new psychiatric center will be run
Correct Care Solutions of Tennessee agreed to the incoming governor’s request not to sign the contract drawn up by the LePage administration.