Westbrook College of Health Professions featured in the Bangor Daily News for partnership with Cumberland County Jail

UNE’s Westbrook College of Health Professions was highlighted in both a video and article on the Bangor Daily News website this week for facilitating a 30-day drug rehabilitation program for Cumberland County Jail inmates in partnership with ANEW Approach.

The video featured interviews with participants about their experiences with the treatment program and their interactions with UNE faculty and students. Interviewees expressed gratitude for the opportunity to participate and explained how they are changing positively because of the program.

The article about the specifics of the program included further comments from both inmates and UNE students about the program's impact.  The article shared a link to an online fundraiser aimed at keeping the program alive after the 30-day trial period.

Read the article.