Maine Gov. Mills Radio Address: Resolution of Augusta Mental Health Institute Consent Decree
December 07, 2024
December 07, 2024
AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Dec. 6, 2024:
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Back in 1990, a major class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of former residents of the Augusta Mental Health Institute, or AMHI, now known as Riverview, following the tragic deaths of ten patients and numerous complaints about the treatment of patients at that institution.
As a result of that lawsuit, eventually the State of Maine and the part . . .
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Back in 1990, a major class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of former residents of the Augusta Mental Health Institute, or AMHI, now known as Riverview, following the tragic deaths of ten patients and numerous complaints about the treatment of patients at that institution.
As a result of that lawsuit, eventually the State of Maine and the part . . .