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Children’s Mental Health

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December 09, 2019
Children’s Mental Health Latest News | Campobello Island | Bangor Metro | Needhams | Today's Paper

    Fewer flu vaccinations, mental health care shortage test Maine’s response to health crises

    Maine’s ability to respond to a natural disaster, disease outbreak or other health emergency has improved in the past few years and is now about average for the U.S. Read More
        MAINE FOCUS

        A young girl had to leave Maine for mental health care. It’s been 6 months.

        The girl is among an increasing number of children with mental health and behavioral needs that Maine is sending to facilities out of state. Read More
            EDITORIALS

            Maine lawmakers have blueprint for reworking youth behavioral health services

            The findings of a report on the state’s youth mental health services are straightforward — and rightfully harsh. Read More
                MAINE FOCUS

                First review in two decades shows all the ways Maine failed kids with mental health problems

                All together, the recommendations represent an overhaul of a tenuous system of services. Read More

                    DHHS to review failures of Maine’s mental health treatment for kids

                    The review comes as hundreds of children with behavior disorders, autism, cognitive impairments and other mental health challenges, especially in rural areas, are on waitlists for services. Read More
                        MAINE FOCUS

                        A mother’s struggle to help her violent son

                        There were once 11 teams offering specialized therapy in Maine. There soon will be four and a half. Read More
                          • LePage’s plan to put kids in a new kind of psychiatric institution
                          MAINE FOCUS

                          LePage’s plan to put kids in a new kind of psychiatric institution

                          It's still unclear how many facilities there would be, how many children they would house, how long residents would remain there, and who would run them. Read More
                            • Maine’s history of serving — and not serving — children with mental health needs
                            MAINE FOCUS

                            Hundreds of children wait for mental health help, even after Maine pledged to follow the law

                            One child from Clifton has missed almost two years of school, unable to get help for a debilitating condition. Read More
                              • Maine’s history of serving — and not serving — children with mental health needs
                              MAINE FOCUS

                              Maine’s history of serving — and not serving — children with mental health needs

                              The services that exist today to help children with mental illness, autism and intellectual disabilities have their roots in key actions in the courts and state Legislature in the mid-1990s. Read More
                                  MAINE FOCUS

                                  DHHS quietly overhauls aid for children, adults in crisis

                                  Local agencies are unsure if they can continue providing the service long-term. Read More
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