Franklin County battling psychiatric services shortage

A shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals has added stress to an already struggling system in Franklin County.

What you need to know about Britney Spears’ legal battle

What is the #FreeBritney movement? Who has left Britney Spears's team? All the pressing questions you may have about her conservatorship, answered.

Freeing Britney requires reconsidering how society thinks about decision-making capacity

Family members seeking to control women artists isn’t new. In the 1920s, doctors thought sculptor Camille Claudel could be released from the care of an asylum, but her family refused.

Equine nonprofit looks to improve Mainers’ mental health

Horses Over America Founder Gerald Scott and his horse, Hercules, stopped by two youth centers, two retirement homes and walked around downtown Bath Wednesday.

Convicted killer’s Riverview escape conviction overturned by state’s top court

Mark Ian Gessner had his conviction overturned and the charge dismissed after a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which said he had been improperly tried for the same criminal incident twice.

Michael Phelps knows all too well what Simone Biles is going through

Phelps said Biles' bowing out of the competition was the kind of "eye-opening experience" that could turn into a major positive by bringing greater awareness of mental health issues.

Shortage of psychiatrists in Maine causing a ‘crisis’

Facing unprecedented stress, chefs and restaurateurs have found ways to cope

From state park passes to meditation to dogs, restaurant people looked for respite in a profoundly challenging year.

Sweetser to address increased local mental health needs

The need for services was a growing concern before the pandemic, which clinicians say has sparked more cases of anxiety and depression.

Criteria for involuntarily committing patients in Maine is about to change

The state supreme court ruled last month that a Damariscotta hospital erred in holding a patient without getting a judge's approval and in how it evaluated his petition to be released.