Shalom House killing highlights challenges of mental health crisis

Shalom House killing highlights challenges of mental health crisis

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Mary Swan of Portland is the mother of an employee at Shalom House. Like many others in our community, I have been deeply shaken by the tragic death of Marlene McNeill, Shalom House program manager. It may hit a little harder for me because my daughter also works in the …