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L.D. 2097 is a bill that would authorize and fund the hire of case aides — to lighten the load of caseworkers around the state by delivering documents, driving children to appointments, supervising kiddos in the office or hotels rooms overnight. When making the best of imperfect situations (in this case, an imperfect hiring situation), L.D. 2097 makes sense to me.
A proposal for a new Department of Child and Family Services wins strong support in the Maine Senate amid efforts to reform the state's troubled child welfare system, but the Mills administration wants the idea studied first.
A proposal for a new Department of Child and Family Services wins strong support in the Maine Senate amid efforts to reform the state's troubled child welfare system, but the Mills administration wants the idea studied first.
DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew acknowledged problems within the child protection office during testimony before the Legislature's oversight committee.
In 2021, at least 31 children in Maine, the most on record, died from abuse or neglect after a history of family involvement with the child welfare system.