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Maine’s schools must not become sites of fear | Letter
1+ week, 5+ day ago (219+ words) As a former educator, I am deeply troubled by reports of ICE activity occurring during school drop-off and pick-up times. Removing parents in front of their children " or their children's classmates " is not only cruel, it is profoundly damaging. Children…...
You don’t need to be a pediatrician to understand what gun deaths do to communities | Opinion
2+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) Joe Anderson, DO, FAAP is a pediatrician in Maine. He currently serves as the advocacy chair for the Maine chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Taken together, firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for children and teens…...
Maine’s mental health system is failing children. Families are paying the price. | Opinion
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (489+ words) Phillip Niles, a resident of Bridgton and a parent, works in health care operations. In December, my daughter spent 21 hours in an emergency department waiting for a psychiatric bed to open. We slept in chairs overnight, surrounded by the sounds…...
Rising pressures put mental health of Maine’s agriculture workforce at risk, officials say
4+ week, 1+ day ago (651+ words) AUGUSTA " Agriculture, forestry and fishing may be among the most demanding industries in Maine, and speakers at this year's Maine Agricultural Trades Show said the physical and mental pressures facing workers are only increasing. Financial, logistical and psychological constraints on…...
Early motherhood is being back on your feet and still on your toes | Column
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (595+ words) I'm about two months into this journey of motherhood and I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting my feet underneath me. (And getting dogs underneath my feet.) Of course, the nature of babies is such that the minute you…...
Don’t isolate during the holidays | Letter
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (211+ words) For most people, the holidays are joyous and happy occasions. For some of us, they are depressing. I fall into the latter category. On Christmas Eve, I am typically full of dread and sadness. I can't explain this. I have…...
Spurwink to establish behavioral health crisis center in Lewiston
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (356+ words) LEWISTON " A new crisis center is expected to be opened on Lisbon Street in the spring after the nonprofit group Spurwink received a grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. "The Center will provide a welcoming, home-like…...
Maine students report less substance use, better mental health
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1041+ words) Matteo Hardy's classmates are vaping far less than the high schoolers of a few years ago. That's the good news. The bad news? It's more common than ever for Hardy to see his Cony High School peers tucking nicotine pouches…...
Her husband wanted to die with dignity. A death cafe helped them prepare.
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1056+ words) Michelle Surdoval's husband took medication in August to end his life under Maine's Death with Dignity law. He had been diagnosed with cancer. Two weeks of treatment made him very ill, so he decided he did not want to suffer…...
Start Here: Maine HIV cases + D-Day veteran dies at 101
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Today, Joe Lawlor and Hannah Kaufman report on five Cumberland County HIV cases not appearing to be linked. We also have stories on the death this week of a Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, and on Maine's Somali-Americans…...