maine department of health and human services
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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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PublishedAugust 1, 2018
Our View: Lawmakers should listen to child welfare workers
Training and technology are nice, but there aren't enough people to do a critical job.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018
LePage says he’s working to solve problems cited by child protection workers – without new hires
The governor says he's about to request more money for training and technology in response to caseworkers' criticism and the deaths of two young girls.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2018
Watchdog committee reviews options for reforms in Maine’s child protection system
Lawmakers will consider better training standards for people who are mandated to report suspected child abuse, as well as more access to school attendance and other records for human services caseworkers.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2018
CDC issues alert about salmonella tied to chicken, ducks in backyard flocks
The infections are linked to contact with the animals, and so far one case has been reported in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
DHHS chief says agency will call for more – and better-paid – workers to protect children from abuse
Ricker Hamilton tells lawmakers that the governor will support a bill to increase staffing, as lawmakers continue to probe the workings of the system after the beating deaths of two young girls.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
Commentary: Eligible Mainers should assert rights, sign up for expanded Medicaid
Despite the actions and inactions of Gov. LePage and his administration, the law is the law.
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PublishedJune 28, 2018
Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe
'How dumb are we to take him at his word?' a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee.
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PublishedJune 14, 2018
Lawmakers work urgently to address problems with state’s child protective services
A member of a committee developing a bill to address DHHS failings cited after two deaths hopes for a vote 'no later than September.'
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
Defense in Maine child abuse murder case asks high court to remove prosecutors
Attorneys for Sharon Carrillo, who is charged in the beating death of her daughter, Marissa Kennedy, said the prosecution obtained Carrillo's mental health records improperly.
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