Published August 13, 2025

NSSC Executive Director Ann Corcoran and member Laura Craciun are interviewed by HealthWell Foundation in this article. The article spotlights the work NSSC has been actively pursuing since its founding in 2017, and its founder Jeanne Gore's passing in 2023.

Follow this link to read the article.

NSSC member and Policy Action Committee co-chair Laura Craciun is interviewed by Just a Mom Podcast as they explore untreated cannabis-induced psychosis and anosognosia. Listen to the episode here.

NSSC Member and mom to son with a serious brain brain disorder, Laura Craciun, shares her story of how she continues to fight for justice for him. Follow the link to read the full story here.

by member Yiacha Provencher

Member Yaicha Provencher bravely shares her story in collaboration with AwareNow Media. Losing Everything: A Family Man Loses His Mind & Everything Else highlights the failures of Maine’s leadership and the mental health system to educate families, clinicians, and law enforcement on the use of a Progressive Treatment Program (Maine’s version of AOT) for treatment of those too sick to seek treatment on their own. Sadly, their entire family was failed, leaving “scars, heartache, and trauma.”

by member Crystal Fox.

To read the article, follow this link to AwareNow's online Isuu magazine.

by member Laura Craciun
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My son Nick was an adorable, sweet child. He was always mistaken for Justin Bieber and loved skateboarding. He excelled at any sport he tried, so he never stayed with one for very long, except basketball. As a teenager, he loved his clothes and sneakers collection.
Nick's father and I divorced when he was three years old. He and his brother lived with me on Cape Cod until middle school, when they moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with their dad...

​For more of the story, follow this link.

For the news coverage on NewCenterMaine.com, follow this link.