The Government Accountability Office will examine policies and work culture the hospital, where employees have reported abuse and neglect of patients.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine is partnering with the Augusta Housing Authority to offer training sessions to landlords and tenants to prevent crises that result in evictions.

A Telegram investigation of the Augusta facility unearths troubling evidence of a culture of abuse and a staff ill-equipped to cope with the mentally ill.

In an effort to regain federal certification, Jay Harper says physical changes to the interior of Riverview Psychiatric Center are needed.

The court master cites safety concerns, certification and treatment at the state’s psychiatric hospital in a report released Monday.

Charles Miles, 35, was sent to the hospital in 1999 after being found not criminally responsible for burning down the Skowhegan Fairgrounds.