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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Sen. Diamond: Maine needs a new state department to protect children
L.D. 1263 would transition the Office of Child and Family Services into a stand-alone agency, allowing for proper funding and more transparency.
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PublishedApril 15, 2021
Our View: Child welfare not the job of just one agency
A proposed new department is well intentioned, but does not address a much broader problem.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Lawmaker wants new state department to protect Maine kids
Sen. Bill Diamond of Windham makes his proposal in response to children's deaths that exposed weaknesses in Maine's system for protecting children from abuse and neglect.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Court upholds 48-year prison sentence for Marissa Kennedy’s mother
Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2021
Report highlights lingering problems in Maine’s child welfare services
An independent ombudsman's report says caseworkers still struggle in assessing risk early in investigations and when deciding whether to reunite children with parents.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Commentary: Maine needs to repair its child welfare system again
Overuse of foster care has traumatic effects on children and families.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police
It's the Catholic Church's latest effort to compel religious leaders to protect minors from predator priests.
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PublishedMay 12, 2020
Maine’s high court rejects appeal of murder conviction in 4-year-old girl’s death
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Shawna Gatto's claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction.
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Pandemic sparks concerns about child abuse in Maine
Child abuse hotline calls have declined sharply since the coronavirus closed schools in the state, cutting at-risk children off from the people most likely to report problems.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Our View: Report on abuse of Marissa Kennedy leaves much still unknown
To prevent another death like hers, we need to know why so many people missed so many signs.
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