New report clears DHHS of wrongdoing in beating death of 3-year-old Maddox Williams
Maddox Williams' mother had multiple interactions with Maine DHHS and was convicted of his murder in October 2022.
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Maddox Williams' mother had multiple interactions with Maine DHHS and was convicted of his murder in October 2022.
The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.
A committee takes the unusual step of suing Maine's Department of Health and Human Services after agency officials did not comply with a subpoena seeking records of four children who have died from abuse or neglect.
The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.
Three-year-old Hailey Goding overdosed on her mother's drugs after state caseworkers had investigated a previous report of drug exposure.