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The federal money will help Sweetser hire new staff members and compete to retain existing personnel.

Leaders, advocates, and experts from across Maine are praising the Governor’s new biennial budget proposal.

BANGOR — Sweetser, one of Maine’s largest nonprofit mental health providers, has announced plans to discontinue providing adult developmental services in Bangor and Belfast. The decision will result in the permanent closure of their group homes (...

The largest nonprofit provider of mental and behavioral health care in Maine has named an executive with over 30 years' experience to succeed Debra Taylor, who stepped down in September.

The mother of a troubled teenager, who died this month behind the wheel of her family's SUV in Saco, shares the frustration of helping her daughter navigate an anemic mental health system.

By Anna Gallegos May 19, 2021 Oklahoma City shut down an upcoming outdoor EDM concert over concern for a nearby mental health hospital. Subtronics was scheduled to perform on May 28 at the Redlands Music Park at NW 122nd Street. The show was canceled after the city refused to issue the needed noise permits to hold the show. The neighboring Oakwood Springs hospital has an in-patient treatment program for people with PTSD, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental health disorders. CEO Jayne...

A behavioral hospital in Oklahoma City says an outdoor concert planned nearby could potentially disturb some patients dealing with trauma and PTSD.