maine department of health and human services
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Our View: Health and Human Services Committee makes right moves on child protection bills
The panel's support for steps such as increasing DHHS pay and staffing paves the way for a better system in the wake of two Maine girls' deaths.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Lawmakers back several LePage bills to fix flaws in child protection system, but not others
A committee recommends adding staff, raising wages and giving caseworkers more access to police records, but rejects shifting the system's focus away from family reunification. Votes on the bills are expected Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
LePage’s proposed reforms to child protection system get mixed reaction at hearing
Bills to increase investment in caseworkers and foster families get support before a legislative committee, but lawmakers also hear complaints about systemic problems that have worsened because of the erosion in social services.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2018
Maine Voices: Laws already on the books to protect abused kids should be reviewed
Mandatory reporters, when properly trained, can help bring abuse and neglect to authorities' attention.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2018
As critics question LePage’s plan to overhaul child protection system, its cost is pegged at $21 million
Bills submitted by the governor call for a series of changes, winning some praise but also drawing skepticism that extensive reforms are really needed.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
LePage submits bills to overhaul Maine’s troubled system for protecting children
The proposals include adding 18 positions, raising workers' pay and reducing the emphasis on family reunification, but the overall cost of the reforms remains unclear.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Union representing Maine child protective workers recommends ways to improve system
The employees' union surveyed frustrated caseworkers who feel they haven't had much of a voice in needed changes at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
With DHHS under scrutiny in children’s deaths, agency’s chief announces his retirement
Ricker Hamilton has run the Department of Health and Human Services since May 2017, a time in which questions have been raised about its handling of child abuse cases.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
LePage not waiting to submit bills to improve child protection system after all
The governor previously called for lawmakers to first consider other bills important to him, but now says addressing the protective services problems can't wait.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2018
LePage slams employee union whose members spoke out about problems in child protection system
Two days after saying that caseworkers' concerns are 'being heard,' the governor accuses the Maine State Employees Association of trying to take credit for his reforms.
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