Articles, Leading Stories

February 5th, 2023

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...

December 19th, 2022

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...

October 8th, 2022

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...

August 6th, 2022

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...

June 30th, 2022

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 cases...

October 6th, 2020

Child abuse reports down; concern is up

By Eileen Weber

Authorities and medical professionals in Maine are seeing a 30 percent decrease in child abuse reports. The sharp decline began when schools closed in mid-March because of...

January 5th, 2020