1935 – 2015 NORWAY — Nancy DeHart Wood, longtime Norway resident, died Monday, Nov. 23, after a brief illness at the home of her son, Peter Wood. She was 80. She was born in Boston on March 5, 1935, to Albert and Susan Greene and grew up in Ashland, Mass., at the family apple orchard. […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Mental illness creates ‘crisis situation’ for jails
AUBURN — One day recently, the Androscoggin County Jail housed: An 80-year-old man with dementia so severe that he wasn’t able to recognize his own lawyer. A man charged with theft who became catatonic behind bars. A woman who, according to an evaluation by St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, was schizophrenic and possibly suicidal. The […]
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Posted inLetters
The roots of violent behavior
After reading the Sun Journal article, “Profile of a murderer” (Oct. 3), one might think that if a family member or associate of Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer had some education and understanding of mental health, Harper-Mercer might have received care and the mass shooting murders might not have taken place. That situation seems to be the […]
Posted inBusiness
Sweetser opens new office in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Sweetser, a nonprofit mental health organization with locations throughout Maine, has recently opened a new location at 217 Main St., Suite 302, in Lewiston. Sweetser’s mental health and substance abuse services are available for clients of all ages, including adult and child case management, outpatient therapy and medication management. Referrals and appointments can […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Drunken man jumps off footbridge at Bonney Park
AUBURN — A 38-year-old man jumped off the footbridge in Bonney Park after deciding to go for a swim Thursday afternoon, police said. The man, who was intoxicated, swam back to the riverbank at the park. Police took him voluntarily to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center for a mental health evaluation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Judge rules Lewiston murder defendant doesn’t have to undergo evaluation
AUBURN — A judge said Wednesday that a Lewiston man charged with murder in the death of his infant son does not have to undergo a mental health evaluation that was sought by prosecutors. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy ruled following a closed-door conference that if additional information should be brought to her […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Health fair promises something for every family member
PARIS — There’s not much better than a happy and healthy family. And that’s what the annual Health and Happiness Fair for the Whole Family promises. The event, sponsored by Richard Bader Physical Therapy, SAPARS (Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services, formerly known as REACH) and Safe Voices, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
License issued to embattled mental health facility after review
RUMFORD — State regulators said they found no major problems during their periodic review of a mental health facility accused of cheating the state out of funding. Last week, Oxford County Mental Health was issued a summons by the U.S. District Court in Portland to answer a former employee’s allegations that the nonprofit did not […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
NAMI chapter to offer ongoing education program
FARMINGTON/RUMFORD — The Maine chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness will offer the Family-to-Family education program from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday from April 24 to July 10 at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The 12-week course is for family, friends and caregivers of teens and adults with mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Police response rare in crisis hotline calls
When a person calls a crisis hotline, sometimes they only need to be heard. Sometimes family is encouraged to take them to the nearest emergency room and sometimes, depending on the situation — what’s said, what’s sensed — police are sent. It’s a case-by-case call. “The people who answer the phones on the crisis hotlines […]