Maine Child Welfare Ombudsman says conditions have not improved
“It’s absolutely heartbreaking and frustrating, says Christine Alberi Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Jun 25, 2021
“It’s absolutely heartbreaking and frustrating, says Christine Alberi Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Jun 25, 2021
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Show Transcript FOLLOWING áTHEIR DEATHS. BUT ADVOCATES SAY THOSE HAVEN T DONE ENOU. GH :1 4-21 ITS ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING AND FRUSTRATING THAT WE SEEM T BE BACK IN THIS SAME PLACE AGAIN THAT WE WERE IN 2018. ALBE RI A PLACE CHRISTINE ALBERI, THE CHILD WELFARE OMBUDSMAN FOR MAINE, KNO WS TOO WELL. SHE INVESTIGATED THE DEATHS OF KENDALL CHICK AND MARISSA KENNEDY, AND FOUND FAILURES WITHIN MAINE D-H- H-S.. THAT SHE SAYS HAVE CONTIND UETO THIS DAY, DESPITE THE DEPARTMENT 60 STAFF MEMBERS SINCE 2019. 8:43-9:02 THIS IS T NO SOMETHING THAT HIRING NEW CASE WORKERS NECESSARILY CAN FIX THIS IS MORE OF A TRAINGNI ISSUE WE VE FOU ND THAT THERE ARE SORT