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Published
September 9, 2022

Maine Voices: More effort must be made to protect children in state care

Meaningful reform of Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services will require input from people with firsthand experience of its workings.
Published
July 18, 2022

State launches 988 helpline as part of national response network

The nationwide 3-digit number is intended for those who are suicidal or having mental health crisis.
Published
May 17, 2022

Maine Voices: Hard work is happening to protect children, support families

We’ve pursued solid policy decisions grounded in facts, consideration of multiple perspectives and fair and productive dialogue.
Published
May 9, 2022

Letter: DHHS committed to people with disabilities
Published
May 5, 2022

Maine Voices: We need a DHHS that is open to legislators, Maine’s people

Legitimate legislative scrutiny sparked by the state watchdog’s report on the Office of Child and Family Services has resulted in a circling of the wagons.

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Published
March 6, 2022

Bill Nemitz: Thinking about mental health? It’s about time.

The pandemic and a state surplus provide a long-overdue opportunity to help Mainers who long have been overlooked.
Published
February 28, 2022

Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
Published
February 9, 2022

State urges removing browntail moth webs this winter to prevent species spread

Maine Forest Service says the invasive species has spread this year to areas of the state never before reached.
Published
February 2, 2022

Committee backs pay raises for state psychiatric hospital workers

The Health and Human Services Committee voted 8-4 along party lines, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed.
Published
February 2, 2022

More children’s deaths reported to state in 2021 than in any other year on record

The Office of Child and Family Services tracked 25 child deaths last year from abuse or neglect, or in households that had prior involvement with the child protective system.