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Watchdog report says Maine fails to meet federal standards when returning at-risk children to their families

OPEGA's report highlights another symptom of a child welfare system that high vacancies, high caseloads and a lack of community services for families struggling with mental health and substance use issues.

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Watchdog report says Maine fails to meet federal standards when returning at-risk children to their families

OPEGA's report highlights another symptom of a child welfare system that suffers from high vacancies, heavy caseloads and a lack of community services for families struggling with mental health and substance use issues.

Peter-schleck , Jessica-fay , Office-of-child , Office-of-program-evaluation , Family-services , Department-of-health , Human-services , Government-oversight-committee , Program-evaluation , Government-accountability , Janet-mill

Watchdog report says Maine fails to meet federal standards when returning at-risk children to their families

OPEGA's report highlights another symptom of a child welfare system that suffers from high vacancies, heavy caseloads and a lack of community services for families struggling with mental health and substance use issues.

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Letter: Support plan to improve Child Development Services

The state is long overdue in making improvements to deliver services to children with disabilities.

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Cellphone ban in schools cuts off support, experts say

Last year, Kids Help Phone had more than four million interactions with children in need of aid, up from 1.9 million before the pandemic

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