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Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.

Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.

By Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor April 14, 2024 Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere. Like most states, Maine guarantees parents legal representation when removing their children from their homes because of fears of

Like most states, Maine guarantees parents legal representation when removing their children from their homes because of fears of abuse or neglect. Since the start of the year, the daily list of parents waiting for an attorney has grown 400 percent...

Our state can move more families beyond survival, putting them on a path to stability and self-sufficiency.

Our state can move more families beyond survival, putting them on a path to stability and self-sufficiency.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Jan. 18 structural changes to improve services for children and families in Maine.

Results from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey were released Friday.

Results from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey were released Friday.

The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee met Wednesday for the first time since Todd Landry resigned as the director of the embattled Office of Child and Family Services.