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The proposal is a response to ongoing frustration with the Office of Child and Family Services, which is currently a division of DHHS, the largest bureaucracy in state government.
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State lawmakers heard testimony Thursday on a proposal to create a stand-alone child welfare agency amid concerns that the current system is not adequately protecting vulnerable children.
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That is one of multiple proposals that the Legislature will likely consider this year following the latest investigation into the state's beleaguered child welfare system.
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The report from a new group, Walk A Mile In Their Shoes, also accuses DHHS of putting "excessive focus" on family reunification and says foster families need more support.
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The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee sued the Maine Department of Health and Human Services after the agency refused to comply with a demand for confidential documents.
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The director of the Legislature's watchdog agency says he continues to receive calls from child welfare workers juggling dozens of cases at any given time. The agency is investigating recent child abuse deaths.
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The pandemic, an influx of asylum seekers, a loss of federal funds and an ongoing housing crisis have all placed new burdens on both the state and individual municipalities who administer the general assistance program, officials with Maine's Department of Health and Human Services said.
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The Maine Principals' Association is giving the nod to high school sports. The Association’s Interscholastic Committee voted unanimously Thursday to…
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Maine's Department of Health and Human Services is offering temporary incentive payments to health care providers who treat children enrolled in…
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is sending an additional $10 million in state and federal funds to private nonmedical institutions.DHHS…