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PublishedMay 19, 2023
Commentary: Innovative bill will give Maine doctors new tool in mental health toolkit
Veterans, first responders, people with terminal illness and many others stand to benefit from L.D. 1914, which would create a psilocybin-assisted therapy program in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Social workers on front lines ask lawmakers for support, reinforcements
A bill presented Friday would expand a program to cover student loan debt for eligible social workers in hopes of attracting, and keeping, more professionals to help children and adults who are waiting for support.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Reporting Aside: Woman’s plight an example of psychiatric health care crisis in Maine
A clinical psychologist who's treating a psychotic, suicidal woman with leukemia stuck for weeks in a hospital emergency department says the state must expand existing psychiatric resources or build new, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2022
Questions, tension face task force studying violence in health care settings
Friction surfaces between health care professionals and district attorneys' offices.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
‘Steady stream of resignations’: Health care workers testify about workplace violence
The 13-member legislative task force was told the frequency and severity of abuse is likely the number one reason driving people to leave the profession.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Panel studying violence in health care settings focuses on lack of resources
Speakers painted a picture of Maine’s behavioral health care system being understaffed.
Behavioral health care
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