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PublishedSeptember 5, 2021
State had prior involvement in most child homicide cases in Maine
A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram analysis of newly released details going back 14 years shows DHHS had contact with most of those families before the children were killed.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Maine Voices: Maine’s child welfare problems can be solved
But it's important that policy-makers learn the right message from recent tragedies.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Two years after 10-year-old’s murder, Maine still short of caseworkers for children
The state is understaffed by 40 caseworkers, according to a 'workload analytic tool' that determines staffing needs.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Our View: Child protective services in Maine still understaffed, undertrained
Two killers are in prison, but the system that could have prevented their abusive acts is still not up to the task.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Our View: Child protective services in Maine still understaffed, undertrained
Two killers are in prison, but the system that could have prevented their abusive acts is still not up to the task.
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PublishedJune 26, 2019
Since 2007, 18 children have been killed in Maine homes being monitored by the state
Another 34 deaths that were ruled accidental or of natural causes occurred in homes where abuse or neglect was substantiated.
