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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Emergency Archive Description An account of the resource Writing, images, recordings, and other materials documenting life in Central Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic and other historic events that have impacted our communities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 2021 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Penobscot County (Me.) Piscataquis County (Me.) Somerset County (Me.) Subject The topic of the resource Communities COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hartland Public Library (Hartland, Me.) Newport Cultural Center (Newport, Me.) Pittsfield Public Library (Pittsfield, Me.) Skowhegan Free Public Library (Skowhegan, Me.) Thompson Free Library (Dover-Foxcroft, Me.) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Happy New Year from Bob's Farm, Home and Garden Description An account of the resource Chalkboards at Bob's Farm, Home and Garden in Dover-Foxcroft with Happy New Year message, curbside number, and advertisements for ice melt and tea products. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob's Farm, Home and Garden (Dover-Foxcroft, Me.) Towl, Bruce Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-12-30 December 30, 2020 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Dover-Foxcroft (Me.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Subject The topic of the resource Bob's Farm, Home and Garden (Dover-Foxcroft, Me.) General stores Blackboard drawing Signs and signboards New Year COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Language A language of the resource Eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creator retains copyright. Item may be used for noncommercial purposes under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. 2020 Artists Artwork Business Curbside Dover-Foxcroft New Year Stress Winter https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/51500/archive/files/38f91a11f36ed930597cefc87b530652.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=F0zzbZP9BJ%7E-8BL0QKBlmfpvhBB0XZf-RpKoST4gsaAqCl4tGqg92zhvJp3rhOaAQGR3pcHgJxpOhNjoiccDWjlVcD9Y%7ELTfH0ekiYq9icU%7E4eYT7E60te6a-GvRB1Xh8u4AgVd3l%7EaodXNMQEyORZHW0C-X3Zz8MN8IG0KciIYHpziJ7vhvVE5Cfj3ky2ZNh5a3uLz9cPR2u7arcncU8JLX7i2psXcLEfP-z82ixVpqfVG9y-TnysrZOL6MQlougbRe11-EDd7H7ehAYVkAyhIrg0F6I9H8yu2I-gLOwsWYIHrwr%7EQDlCwtAyCzHmHmnR8G2BeXt6lh1F5H5iYDMg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d8ee60e9c31adf718fb7956117a6520a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Emergency Archive Description An account of the resource Writing, images, recordings, and other materials documenting life in Central Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic and other historic events that have impacted our communities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 2021 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Penobscot County (Me.) Piscataquis County (Me.) Somerset County (Me.) Subject The topic of the resource Communities COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hartland Public Library (Hartland, Me.) Newport Cultural Center (Newport, Me.) Pittsfield Public Library (Pittsfield, Me.) Skowhegan Free Public Library (Skowhegan, Me.) Thompson Free Library (Dover-Foxcroft, Me.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Text of your story A gifted artist, young mother and friend lost all hope... took her own life. Her death, a blow to both family and few remaining friends. Her suicide was a personal tragedy, but I also believe, an emergency that our community failed to see coming. Whether death was preventable may never be clearly determined. True, she distanced herself from her family. Alienated her few remaining friends. But, indications of her physical ailments, legal difficulties, mental and emotional distress had been noted by case-workers, counselors, medical personnel. She could not hold a steady job. Had no income, savings or insurance. Lost custody of her two children. Suffered repeated migraine headaches so debilitating she repeatedly went to the emergency room for temporary relief. When at an earlier point there was insurance, she was seeing a neurologist, though treatments brought no lasting relief. She developed a series of medical ailments; untreated, or when medications were prescribed, did not respond. As neither case-worker, counselor, doctors, or drugs were able to help her reclaim control of her well-being... she may have lost hope. And felt her life was simply too much to bear. For me her death raises questions having no answers. Are we collectively able to recognize how and when personal emergencies are also community tragedies? Could, or can we, learn to see connections between needs of the former, and the latter's ability, means or will to respond - and eventually impact the kind of community we live in? People injured in car accidents... Folks or animals trapped in burning buildings or barns... Damaged homes and downed power-lines... Rescues required from rising flood water... These emergencies are visible and direct: The need for action apparent, and later friends and neighbors offer support, hold benefit suppers , communal barn raisings. But how do 'we' respond to less visible emergencies? The personal ones, particularly those where there may be a perception... some of an individual's struggles are (were) self-inflicted? How well are we willing and able to care for the most vulnerable among us? Asked what happens when a patient can no longer pay... Her neurologist replied: "She will simply ball-up on the floor writhing in pain." Such a response seems hardly adequate or compassionate. At the time of her death there was no coherent, continuous communication between multiple caregivers. Given various patient confidentiality policies, no comprehensive holistic plan could be developed addressing her diverse needs in an integrated manner. Had she received the care and support necessary to reclaim, even a modicum of control over her life, What kind of contribution might this talented, but deeply troubled person, in time, afford our community? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personal Tragedy-Community Emergency Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Towl, Bruce Subject The topic of the resource Communities Mental health Poetry Public health Suicide Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Piscataquis County (Me.) Dover-Foxcroft (Me.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creator retains copyright. Item may be used for noncommercial purposes under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. Description An account of the resource A poem by Bruce Towl. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Language A language of the resource Eng 2020 Artists Caring Community Health Mental Health Poetry Writing