Articles
ME program designed to help Afghan refugees heal
By New England Psychologist Staff
For many young Afghan refugees arriving in Maine, experiences of violence, displacement, and uncertainty have led to significant mental health challenges. A new program through...
Maine to expand crisis centers
By Danielle Ray
The Living Room Crisis Center (LRCC) in Portland was designed to be warm and welcoming with couches,...
Maine launches state’s first Child ACT program
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Services provided for at-risk youth and families
Sweetser has introduced Maine’s first Child Assertive Community Treatment program (Child ACT) to offer mental health...
Practice of sending defendants to prison’s IMHU continues until 2027
By Eileen Weber
Maine is actively trying to provide appropriate psychological care to those who are deemed incapable of...
Gun procurement laws under scrutiny
By Ami Albernaz
Shootings prompt proposals for change
Gun laws in Maine and New Hampshire have come under scrutiny...
Maine seeks waiver for mental disease exclusion
By Andrew Cromarty
Sen. Joe Baldacci, (D-Bangor) is proposing a bill that would force the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a federal waiver to provide funds for mental...
ME health organizations providing supports for lonely residents
By Andrew Cromarty
Maine is in the midst of a loneliness health crisis and the state’s health organizations are focusing...
DOJ investigation finds over-institutionalization of ME children
By Eileen Weber
Following an investigation of the children’s behavioral health system, Maine’s Department of Justice...
Report on firearm deaths in Maine show many are suicides
By Andrew Cromarty
More than 85 percent of all firearm deaths in 2020 in the state of Maine were suicides, according to a...
Do you have a duty to warn? It may depend on where you live.
By Eileen Weber
What is the duty to warn and what does that mean for healthcare providers?
There are specific legal...