5/14/1947 Letter from Margaret Chase Smith

Letter from Margaret Chase Smith, Maine Representative to the United States House of Representatives, to Louis-Philippe Gagné concerning H.R.2910. H.R. 2910 was introduced by Representative William Stratton (R-Illinois). This bill would have allowed a total of 400,000 persons displaced by WWII into the United States for resettlement over a four year period.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fac-lpg-1947-04-06/1011/thumbnail.jp

Declaration of Conscience

Text of Senator Margaret Chase Smith\u27s address to U.S. Senate on June 1, 195

Maine\u27s Creative Economy: Connecting Creativity, Commerce & Community

This report focuses on two factors around Maine\u27s creative economy: the rising importance of creative workers in creating new jobs and companies and in helping mature industries retool for the future; and the recognition of arts and cultural assets as more than contributors to quality of life in a particular place, but as important economic drivers for the region

Naloxone Quick Facts for Schools

A fact sheet about the importance of having naloxone available in schools

Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative End-of-Year Report: Overdose Reversals and Kit Distribution, as of December 31, 2021

This annual report provides information on reported overdose reversals and naloxone distribution by the Tier 1 organizations comprising the Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative for 2021

Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative Project-To-Date Totals through September 30, 2022

In July 2019, the Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative (MNDI) launched an overdose education, prevention, and naloxone distribution project. Public health and harm reduction partners, known as Tier 1 Distributors, began distributing state-supplied naloxone rescue kits across Maine to clinicians, community partners, and end users. This brief provides information on naloxone distribution and reported overdose reversals by the Tier 1 organizations comprising the MNDI from the initiation of the project through September 2022, with a particular emphasis on the third quarter of 2022. Additionally, subcategories of naloxone distribution from Tier 1 organizations to the Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone and Safety (OPTIONS) initiative and syringe services/access programs in 2021 as well as EMS Naloxone Leave Behind Program are provided

Margaret Chase Smith Lecture on Public Affairs

Past Margaret Chase Smith Lecture on Public Affairs\u27 speakers include Donna Shalala, Hodding Carter, John Kenneth Galbraith, Hedrick Smith, Madelin Kunin, and Alan Brinkley. A small endowment to help support the Lectureship was created in 1989 by the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation in honor of Senator Smith\u27s contributions to Maine and the nation. Proceeds from the endowment will be used to help support the Lecture. The Lecture will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts. The audience will include the Stillwater Society, the President\u27s Club, the UMaine Board of Visitors, the UMS Board of Trustees, the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation Board of Directors, Maine government officials and a guest list from Senator Collins. ln addition, the entire campus community will be invited. We hope the Senator\u27s visit can be worked into the classroom. We anticipate that a VIP reception will be held prior to the Lecture and an open reception after the Lecture

Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative Project-To-Date Totals through March 31, 2021

In July of 2019, the Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative (MNDI) launched an overdose education, prevention, and naloxone distribution project. Public health and harm reduction partners, known as Tier 1 Distributors, began distributing state-supplied naloxone rescue kits across Maine to clinicians, community partners, and end users. This brief provides information on naloxone distribution and reported overdose reversals by the Tier 1 organizations comprising the MNDI from the initiation of the project through March 2021, with a particular emphasis on the first quarter of 2021