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mental health

Published
July 23, 2023

The Maine Millennial: Not talking about depression doesn’t make it go away

It’s a mental illness, and that’s OK.
Published
July 14, 2023

How addictive, endless scrolling is bad for your mental health

Social media received its first surgeon general's advisory. Here's how it's affecting minds and contributing to a mental health crisis in young people.
Published
July 10, 2023

Another View: U.S. surgeon general takes aim at toll inflicted by loneliness

Isolation can be as harmful to one’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Published
June 27, 2023

Commentary: As college students’ mental health worsens, schools and instructors must adapt

Unless colleges devise more creative safety nets, they risk losing or partially preparing a generation of college students.
Published
June 9, 2023

Commentary: In Maine and nationwide, allyship during Pride Month has to be a serious business

When LGBTQ youth live in communities that do not stigmatize their sexual orientation or gender identity, these young people not only survive but also thrive.

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Published
May 25, 2023

Commentary: PFAS contamination also has mental health impact on Maine’s farmers

Cultivemos, a network funded by the 2018 Farm Bill, is making sure that farmers have increased options for access to supportive services where they live and where they work.
Published
May 18, 2023

Commentary: School-based clinicians on front lines of youth mental health crisis

Through direct school-based behavioral health services, Maine students are able to learn coping and regulation skills. Those skills are needed more than ever.
Published
May 10, 2023

Commentary: Prolonged solitary confinement is torture. The practice needs judicial oversight.

Given the irreparable harm that solitary can do, proposed federal reforms must include a mechanism for independent review by a competent authority.
Published
April 25, 2023

Maine children continue to struggle in pandemic’s wake

More youths are facing mental health, academic and housing instability problems than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Maine Children's Alliance.
Published
April 7, 2023

Man who allegedly stole Augusta police cruiser found not competent to stand trial

Kyle King, 27, who is being held at Kennebec County jail, has been committed to Riverview Psychiatric Center for treatment meant to restore his mental competency.