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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide line
Depression rates in U.S. adults, overdose deaths and suicide rates have been on the rise.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Maine winters are tough. Here are some ways to get through
Got the 'winter blues' already? As the New Year arrives and with it three-plus months of dark and cold, the Sun Journal spoke with experts and residents alike to get their advice on how they stay sane and healthy.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2022
Butterfield case highlights disagreements between advocates on treatment for people with serious mental illnesses
Families of loved ones with serious mental illnesses say the state's disability advocacy organization has stood in the way of expanding services.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Poland woman points finger at system for not preventing murder
Yaicha Provencher says she was never told about a long-term treatment program available in Maine, despite her ex-boyfriend's many hospitalizations.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
A tale of two Justins: Poland murder suspect described as a loving father, brother whom the mental health system failed
Friends of Justin Butterfield say he was in and out of mental health facilities for years prior to the Poland man being charged with killing his oldest brother Thursday morning.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
Police standoff at Richmond mobile home park ends after man taken to hospital
Authorities were called to a home off Hatch Street on Friday after a relative reported the man had made suicidal statements and had a firearm.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Family offers $500 reward in case of man missing from Bangor psychiatric center
Graham Lacher, 38, has been missing for three months after walking away from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2022
Maine joins nation in access to 988 crisis line for mental health
Beginning Saturday, the Federal Communications Commission will require telephone providers to implement the new 988 mental health crisis line, which will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2022
Killer’s spiritual beliefs a factor as authorities weigh request for increased privileges
Enoch Petrucelly, who was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his brother to death in 2008 and committed to the custody of the state, is seeking increased autonomy.
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