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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Maine Voices: It’s time to work together to strengthen families, keep children safe
Supporting parents to prevent maltreatment is key to decreasing the need for child protective services in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Child welfare ombudsman’s report lays out familiar problems, challenges facing front-line workers
Most of the findings in Christine Alberi's report, formally submitted this week, have been the subject of debate among policymakers for months.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
Our View: Maine’s child welfare system needs better oversight
Criminal prosecutions of abusive caregivers don't shed enough light on the agency charged with protecting children.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
Maine Voices: Safe sleep initiative keeps babies alive and thriving
A doctor and a nurse with over 50 years combined experience providing care to hundreds of Maine babies urge parents to take steps to protect infants.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Commentary: We know what works to keep Maine kids safe. Now it’s time to act.
‘Kinship care,’ increasing the availability of treatment foster homes and intervening with high-risk families succeeded before – and can again.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
State outlines steps to improve its child protection system
The Department of Health and Human Services says it is responding to the recommendations of Casey Family Programs, a national nonprofit that reviewed practices after a series of children's deaths this summer.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Report recommends broad improvements in Maine’s child protection system
But the 29-page report from Casey Family Programs does not detail specific failures related to the deaths of five children in June.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Maine providing $73 million in grants to stabilize state’s ‘crucial’ child care industry
Working families in Maine are struggling to find child care as facilities close or limit enrollment because of staffing shortages worsened by the pandemic.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Maine Voices: Two actions could save our children’s lives – now
Starting with kids 2 and under, all DHHS referrals should get an in-home assessment, and all open cases should receive a ‘desktop’ audit.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Federal government approves Maine’s ‘Family First’ child welfare reforms
The state sought approval of its plan at a time when it is implementing numerous child welfare reforms in response to multiple high-profile abuse deaths.
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