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DRM Recognized for Work to End Sexual Violence

by Julia Endicott | May 26, 2023 | Announcements, Developmental Disability Advocacy

Disability Rights Maine was recently honored by the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) for our work to address sexual violence for people with disabilities. We are humbled and honored to receive...

SAAM 2023: Emphasis on Survivors with Disabilities

by Sammy-Ellie MacKinnon | Apr 20, 2023 | Developmental Disability Advocacy, Success Stories

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and this year the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has made the theme of this year’s SAAM Drawing Connection: Prevention Demands Equity. As the State of Maine’s Protection & Advocacy organization...

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!)

by Guest Author | Dec 16, 2022 | News, Success Stories, Voting

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!). Maine people did so once again in record numbers this midterm election (a general election that takes place in a non-Presidential election year). Maine voters with disabilities were no exception, and Disability Rights Maine worked...

Centering Youth Voice in Treatment

by Guest Author | Nov 17, 2022 | Children's & Education Rights, Success Stories

Adults make decisions for kids all the time. What time they wake up, what they eat for breakfast, how much TV they can watch, if they can hang out with their friend after school. Almost every aspect of a child’s life is predetermined by the adults providing care for...

PRESS RELEASE: Advocates respond to DOJ investigation finding significant failures in Maine’s children’s behavioral health system

by Julia Endicott | Jun 23, 2022 | Children's Advocacy, Press Releases

The investigation adds to years of evidence that Maine is institutionalizing children with disabilities, instead of providing necessary supports in the community PORTLAND — An investigation into Maine’s children’s behavioral health system by the United States...

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DRM Recognized for Work to End Sexual Violence

SAAM 2023: Emphasis on Survivors with Disabilities

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!)

Centering Youth Voice in Treatment

PRESS RELEASE: Advocates respond to DOJ investigation finding significant failures in Maine’s children’s behavioral health system

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