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The Maine Department of Corrections announced Friday that it is expanding medication-assisted treatment for residents of state correctional facilities who
Colorado saw more overdose deaths in 2020 than ever before
It was a fear that became reality. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said the state appears to have had 1,333 overdose deaths last year. Author: Anusha Roy (9NEWS) Updated: 10:54 PM MST February 11, 2021
DENVER Throughout 2020, there was a serious concern that it was going to be an especially deadly year for overdoses.
It happened.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said provisional numbers for last year show overdose deaths among Colorado residents came to 1,333. It s the highest number and rate of overdose deaths according to state records dating back to 1975.
Agreement reached for ending court oversight of Maine’s mental health services
The state and a group of plaintiffs have agreed on standards for services that, if met over the next year and a half, could dissolve a court order that s been in effect since 1990.
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Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and a group of plaintiffs with severe mental health and psychiatric needs have reached an agreement that could end 30 years of court oversight of state mental health services.
A new report from Daniel Wathen, the court master overseeing a 1990 consent decree involving the former Augusta Mental Health Institute, outlines standards designed to ensure that mental health clients receive services promptly and that service providers are held accountable.