Monthly Archives: March 2018
On the Front Lines
Acadia Hospital and the Bangor Police Department are working together to find effective ways to provide support to officers in the field who oftentimes find themselves confronted with an individual dealing with a mental health or substance use challenge. This fresh approach to de-escalation of potentially explosive interactions provides opportunities for individuals to be proactively […]
Opioid Crisis: Understanding the problem and creating solutions
BANGOR (February 28, 2018) State Senator Andre Cushing (R) Newport spoke into a microphone and asked the question, “How many of you have a family member or a friend who has been affected by opioids?” Several hands went up. Cushing was one of five panelists discussing the opioid epidemic at the Bangor Region Chamber of […]