Lawmakers are once again introducing a bill to stop so-called "food shaming" in schools, saying students who can't pay for their meals are being singled out.
"I know they can't learn without it. I know they struggle," said Dea Swain, who works as an ed tech in Aroostook County.
More >> Lawmakers, educators introduce bill to stop "food shaming" in public schools
Exploring how Parental Rights are trampled on in the Nanny State of Maine.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Friday, February 15, 2019
Maine’s new DHHS chief: ‘We need to restore trust’
DHHS is the state’s most embattled — and, after education, second most expensive — department. The agency’s child welfare arm, the Office of Child and Family Services, is in the midst of an audit, commissioned last year after a government watchdog report found evidence that DHHS mismanaged the handling of abuse complaints related to the deaths of two young girls.
In a sit-down interview with the Bangor Daily News, Lambrew said she wants to restore trust and morale among department employees, broaden the state’s social service programs, and increase general department transparency.
More >> Maine’s new DHHS chief: ‘We need to restore trust’
In a sit-down interview with the Bangor Daily News, Lambrew said she wants to restore trust and morale among department employees, broaden the state’s social service programs, and increase general department transparency.
More >> Maine’s new DHHS chief: ‘We need to restore trust’
Maybe if they stop stealing babies...
A consultant hired to review Maine’s child welfare system found these flaws
Early findings in a new report evaluating eight child welfare cases handled by Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services show a system-wide need for department improvements — a likely precursor for a more comprehensive report to come.
More >> A consultant hired to review Maine’s child welfare system found these flaws
More >> A consultant hired to review Maine’s child welfare system found these flaws
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Report: Maine has the highest percentage of children with mental health disorders
A new study is putting Maine at the top of the list when it comes to the number of children with mental health disorders.
This revealing report was just published in a leading medical journal.
More >> Report: Maine has the highest percentage of children with mental health disorders
This revealing report was just published in a leading medical journal.
More >> Report: Maine has the highest percentage of children with mental health disorders
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Mills seeks new director to oversee troubled child welfare system
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration is looking for a new director of the office that oversees the state’s troubled child welfare system.
The administration is conducting a national search for a director of the state’s Office of Child and Family Services, a division of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services that has lacked a permanent director since April 2017.
More >> Mills seeks new director to oversee troubled child welfare system
The administration is conducting a national search for a director of the state’s Office of Child and Family Services, a division of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services that has lacked a permanent director since April 2017.
More >> Mills seeks new director to oversee troubled child welfare system
Monday, January 21, 2019
A young girl had to leave Maine for mental health care. It’s been 6 months.
Lora’s 15-year-old daughter is pleading to come home to Washington County by the time she turns 16.
The girl, who struggles with developmental delays, behavioral problems and aggression, is living at a youth home 1,500 miles way in Carbondale, Illinois. She’s been there since November. Before that, she spent about four months at a youth home and psychiatric hospital in Vermont.
More >> A young girl had to leave Maine for mental health care. It’s been 6 months.
The girl, who struggles with developmental delays, behavioral problems and aggression, is living at a youth home 1,500 miles way in Carbondale, Illinois. She’s been there since November. Before that, she spent about four months at a youth home and psychiatric hospital in Vermont.
More >> A young girl had to leave Maine for mental health care. It’s been 6 months.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Bill would end non-medical vaccine exemptions in Maine
Lawmakers in Maine will consider a bill designed to end non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccinations this year.
Maine has one of the lowest vaccination rates for children entering kindergarten. It's also home the country's highest rate of whooping cough, a dangerous disease that can be limited with the use of an easily available vaccine.
More >> Bill would end non-medical vaccine exemptions in Maine
Maine has one of the lowest vaccination rates for children entering kindergarten. It's also home the country's highest rate of whooping cough, a dangerous disease that can be limited with the use of an easily available vaccine.
More >> Bill would end non-medical vaccine exemptions in Maine
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