Advocates said Wednesday that they will keep pressuring state officials to reform practices and the culture within the state's beleaguered child protection services.
Advocates said Wednesday that they will keep pressuring state officials to reform practices and the culture within the state's beleaguered child protection services.
AUGUSTA The Legislature’s Health and Humans Services Committee voted Thursday in favor of a bill from Sen. Ned Claxton, D-Auburn, to improve Maine’s child welfare system. LD 1960, “An Act To Make Changes to the Laws Governing the Child Welfare.
In its 2020 annual report, the Ombudsman’s Office details how OCFS continues to struggle to fully protect Maine children in two key areas: determining the safety of a child in
Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland, introduced a bill that would require the Office of Child and Family Services to report to the Government Oversight Committee