Group begins brainstorming reforms to mental health system ‘in tatters’

The Mental Health Working Group is expected to give its recommendations by December.

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.

Golden seeks $5 million to bolster VA’s mental health care

2nd District congressman wants inpatient beds in Maine for vets facing a crisis.

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.

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.

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.

Cranberries song honors Dolores O’Riordan

The band's April album release will mark its final record in a career spanning three decades.

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.

RSU 56 seeking mental health services for at-risk students

Maine police see surge in mental health calls