Emily Bader

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Emily Bader is a health care and general assignment reporter for The Maine Monitor where she covers substance use, mental health and access to care.

She is particularly interested in exploring how these issues affect Mainers’ everyday lives, how communities are seeking solutions and in serving as a watchdog on decision-makers.

Prior to joining The Monitor, Emily was a reporter for three years at local Maine papers. She has earned recognition from the New England Newspaper & Press Association, Maine Public Health Association, National Newspaper Association Foundation and Maine Press Association. She is a member of Investigative Editors & Reporters and the Association of Health Care Journalists.

Contact Emily with questions, concerns or story ideas: gro.r1751318024otino1751318024menia1751318024meht@1751318024ylime1751318024

Language(s) Spoken: English

A police cruiser and police officer seen past a road closure barrier.

Lewiston independent commission grills members of Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office on mental health training, response

Sheriff and deputies from the last known law enforcement agency to make contact with Lewiston gunman Robert Card testify their mental health training was adequate.

ByEmily Bader

January 27, 2024

A police officer stands next to an unmarked vehicle.

Police training in mental health lags behind new reality

With a shortage of mental health professionals statewide, law enforcement officers without enough training are being forced to make decisions in crisis situations.

ByEmily Bader Emmett Gartner

January 7, 2024

A white bottle of oxycodone sits on a shelf among other white pill bottles.

How we’re tracking the opioid settlement cash

Surveys conducted by The Maine Monitor helped us pull back the curtain on how officials will spend Maine's allocation of settlement funds.

ByEmily Bader

December 24, 2023

Recovery council takes first steps to distribute $9 million in opioid settlement money

Detoxification centers in Androscoggin and Franklin counties, syringe service providers around the state, and family assistance programs are among the expected recipients.

ByEmily Bader

December 14, 2023

A screenshot of the medical licensure board meeting.

Maine medical licensure board extends suspension for Dr. Meryl Nass, COVID vaccine skeptic, orders $10,000 fine

The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine said Tuesday that Nass must attend professional development and submit to random reviews to get her license back.

ByEmily Bader

December 12, 2023

A police car sits in the middle of the road.

Maine law enforcement officers often lack direction for how to conduct welfare checks

Procedures have come under scrutiny since it was revealed that police tried to reach Robert Card weeks before the Lewiston mass shootings.

ByEmily Bader Emmett Gartner

December 10, 2023

As mental health professionals rush to help Lewiston, a long-standing shortage looms in the background

Fallout from mass shootings will linger well into the future.

ByEmily Bader

November 2, 2023