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Maine's child protection system failed to recognize risks to children, report says
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 4—The state's child welfare system continues to fall short of its duty to protect children, the Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman said in its annual report released Wednesday. The ...
EDITORIAL: Mills administration's effort to fix child welfare system is failing
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 19—It's been years since a series of tragedies exposed Maine's child welfare system as fatally flawed and, despite a lot of attention, no one can say it's any better today. In fact, the ...
State failing to prevent repeat cases of child abuse, review finds
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 15—The state agency responsible for protecting the safety and welfare of Maine children is falling short of the national standard for preventing repeat cases of abuse and neglect, according ...
Republicans prioritize child welfare, propose to separate office from DHHS
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 17—Republican state lawmakers are proposing to make the Office of Child and Family Services a standalone department in an attempt to improve the state's beleaguered child welfare system ...
Lawmakers hear testimony on 2 bills designed to address problems in the child welfare system
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 10—Advocates for domestic violence survivors and families in the child welfare system are asking Maine lawmakers to focus on bills that increase resources for parents, rather than on legislation ...
State did not mishandle case of child who died from overdose, report says
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 10—The Legislature's watchdog agency said Friday that state child welfare workers made no apparent missteps in their response to allegations of abuse and neglect involving Hailey Goding ...
DHHS facing scrutiny again as another child dies after contact with the agency
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 11—The state's child welfare office is facing renewed scrutiny after court documents revealed Tuesday it had investigated suspected child abuse two months before a 3-year-old girl was allegedly ...
Highlights of Mills' $10.3 billion budget plan
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 11—A look at what's inside — and what's missing — from Gov. Janet Mills' $10.3 billion, 651-page budget proposal to address some of Maine's biggest challenges. OPIOID EPIDEMIC Fatal overdoses ...
State delivers child protective files to legislative agency but not to lawmakers
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 7—Maine's Department of Health and Human Services said Friday it is sharing child protective service case files with the legislature's investigative office but not with lawmakers. Responding ...
Lawmakers will appeal court ruling denying access to child protection records
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 13—The Legislature's powerful Government Oversight Committee voted Friday to press forward with its effort to gain access to confidential child protective records amid an inquiry into the ...