Enoch Petrucelly, who was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his brother to death in 2008 and committed to the custody of the state, is seeking increased autonomy.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
New youth mental health taskforce needs members, ideas
Healthy Community Coalition Program Coordinator Jason Labbe and Director LeeAnna Lavoie shared information about data for mental health in Franklin County youth, and spoke of a grant and new taskforce that will help address those issues at the June 14 Farmington Selectmen meeting.
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L.L. Bean silences the noise of social media for Mental Health Awareness Month
The Freeport-based outdoor retailer has paused its online posting and encouraged followers to spend time outside.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former Augusta mental health worker sentenced for sexual abuse of client
Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
Posted inMaine, News
To help those in crisis, new center in Portland turns to people who’ve faced one
Only half the staff at Living Room Crisis Center are clinicians, like nurses. The rest are peer support specialists, whose life experiences are their credentials.
Posted inNews
Future uncertain for students of struggling Harpswell charter school
Some students at Harpswell Coastal Academy, which may be forced to shutter at the end of the year, say they would rather drop out than return to the traditional public school system.
Posted inMaine
Mills proposes an additional $19.7 million to support state’s behavioral health system
The governor wants to add the funding to her supplemental budget.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls family working to open Franklin County’s first recovery center
Franklin County is just one of three counties in Maine that does not have a recovery center.
Posted inMaine
Augusta officers will start carrying stun guns following policing discussion with council
The Augusta Police Department to require officers to carry stun guns and is looking fill a mental health worker position that’s been vacant since December.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Committee backs pay raises for state psychiatric hospital workers
The Health and Human Services Committee voted 8-4 along party lines, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed.