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Advocacy Initiative Network of Maine

The Advocacy Initiative Network (the Network) is a statewide organization developed by, for and with customers of mental health services throughout Maine. Our mission is to support the creation and sustainability of programs & initiatives that provide a better quality of life for Maine consumers.

Our beliefs have influenced how we have determined what constitutes consumer involvement.

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Latest News

Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging Procedures

Thursday, 27 September 2007
Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging Procedures [...]Alaska Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Myers v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute[...]
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 October 2007 )

FDA Warns on Mixing Antidepressants with Migraine Drugs

Thursday, 27 September 2007
FDA Warns on Mixing Antidepressants with Migraine Drugs [...]Mixing common migraine drugs such as Imitrex (sumatriptan) with antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) or Cymbalta (duloxetine) can trigger a life-threatening condition called serotonin-syndrome,[...]

Congress aims to fix job program for disabled

Thursday, 27 September 2007
Congress aims to fix job program for disabled [...]moving to overhaul the nation's leading job program for Americans with severe disabilities amid an investigation of financial fraud[...]

Eli Lilly said to play down risk of top pill

Thursday, 27 September 2007
Eli Lilly said to play down risk of top pill [...]Eli Lilly has engaged in a decade-long effort to play down the health risks of Zyprexa, its best-selling medication[...]

Combat stress takes its toll, but VA's response falls short

Thursday, 27 September 2007
Combat stress takes its toll, but VA's response falls short [...]coming home to a veterans' health system ill-equipped to treat the mental anguish[...]