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Commentary: Failure to invest in residential facilities leaves Mainers with nowhere to go

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion January 15, 2023

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I’d like to tell you about Sue and Ivan, two long-stay patients at Maine Medical Center in Portland whose names and certain personal details have been changed to protect their privacy. Their stories are the result of our collective failure to invest in tailored residential services for our neighbors. Sue is an adolescent who has lived in residential treatment homes for years. Her parents say they are unable to care for her. Last year, Sue got... + full article



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