The Office of Child and Family Services has pledged to continue reforms and work with several different entities that are reviewing its work.
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Lawmakers set aggressive timeline for latest review of child protective services
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee directed its investigative arm to closely examine oversight and safety in the wake of another round of high-profile deaths of children.
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Lawmakers commission probe of Maine’s child protective services
The deaths of several Maine children are a ‘call to action,’ said the state’s director of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Lawmaker cites ‘appalling’ death of 3-year-old in call for probe of Maine’s child welfare system
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday with state officials in child protective services.
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Maine Voices: It’s time to rethink how we prevent child abuse, neglect
The state must prioritize prevention and early intervention services to stabilize struggling Maine families before they are in crisis.
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Maine Senate votes to create separate child welfare agency
The proposal, which faces further votes in the Legislature, is a response to concerns that reforms are not happening quickly enough after several high-profile child-abuse deaths.
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DHHS: Maine does not need a stand-alone child welfare department
A bill before the Legislature would interfere with positive change in protecting vulnerable children, says the head of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Sen. Diamond: Maine needs a new state department to protect children
L.D. 1263 would transition the Office of Child and Family Services into a stand-alone agency, allowing for proper funding and more transparency.
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Our View: Child welfare not the job of just one agency
A proposed new department is well intentioned, but does not address a much broader problem.
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Lawmaker wants new state department to protect Maine kids
Sen. Bill Diamond of Windham makes his proposal in response to children’s deaths that exposed weaknesses in Maine’s system for protecting children from abuse and neglect.