Maine’s 2024 Child Welfare Annual Report cites substance use, mental health challenges and a number of other family stressors as negatively affecting child safety.
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16 years, 17 homes: Chelsea killings show flaws in Maine’s child welfare system
Family members raised concerns about the teen’s mental health for years. The state wouldn’t, or couldn’t, help.
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Sister offered a home to troubled teen before Chelsea double homicide
The woman testified in the second day of a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center to determine whether the boy will be tried as an adult.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine committee votes in favor of bill to raise anesthesia reimbursement rates for dental care
The bill will now likely see votes this session in the Maine House and Senate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine adopts tougher limits on PFAS in drinking water
The new forever chemical standards follow federal limits set by Biden-era regulators.
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Maine can still access federal child care funds, but new process to be implemented
The Trump administration announced it will require states to provide more information to access money to make child care more affordable.
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Maine child care providers brace for freeze in federal aid
They say they would have to shut down if the Trump administration follows through on its move to withhold $12.3 billion nationwide amid fraud allegations in Minnesota.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Panel votes to end recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine
Medical experts in Maine criticized the move, and the Maine CDC said it would continue to recommend the vaccine be given at birth.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staff
About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.
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DHHS refers Maine to Justice Department for enforcement regarding ‘noncompliance with Title IX’
The action comes a day after state officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports.