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Bangor House delegation secures funding for low-barrier shelters like Hope House

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AUGUSTA - On Saturday, April 6, members of the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee gave initial approval for funding that will help address the alarming financial shortfall facing low-barrier shelters across Maine like the Hope House Health and Living Center in Bangor, a community nonprofit that serves unhoused Mainers.

Maine House enacts Rana bill to establish peer respite centers for adults with mental health challenges

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AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted Tuesday to enact LD 540, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would direct the Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Behavioral Health to develop a request for proposal for two adult peer respite centers.

Legislature advances Rana bill to collect sexual orientation and gender identity data in health care settings

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AUGUSTA - The Maine House and Senate this week advanced LD 956, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would require health care facilities to collect patient data related to sexual orientation and gender identity. While health care facilities would be required to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity questions on their intake forms, patients are not required to answer them.

Committee advances Rana bill to establish peer respite centers for adults with mental health challenges

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AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted with unanimous support, of those present, to advance LD 540, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would direct the Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Behavioral Health to develop a request for proposal for two adult peer respite centers.

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