Posted inBangor State watchdog finds fault in DHHS handling of Maddox Williams case, but clears department by Judy Harrison April 14, 2023May 16, 2024
Posted inMaine Focus Justice is elusive for Maine family confronting adopted daughter’s wounds of the past by Callie Ferguson March 16, 2023March 16, 2023
Posted inCentral Maine Maine DHHS temporarily closes Lewiston office due to cold weather damage by Christopher Burns February 6, 2023November 16, 2023
Posted inEditorials Improving child welfare begins long before a family is referred to DHHS by The BDN Editorial Board January 31, 2023February 1, 2023
Posted inPolitics Lawmakers will appeal denial of lawsuit seeking confidential child protection records by Steve Mistler, Maine Public January 13, 2023January 15, 2023
Posted inPolitics Lawmakers say Janet Mills’ budget won’t fix child welfare system by David Marino Jr. January 12, 2023November 16, 2023
Posted inMidcoast Report details DHHS’ involvement with Maddox Williams in months before his death by CBS 13 December 30, 2022May 16, 2024
Posted inPolitics Court denies lawmakers’ request for Maine DHHS child death records by Patty Wight, Maine Public December 5, 2022November 15, 2023
Posted inPolitics Lawmakers to sue over case files on child deaths in Maine by The Associated Press October 19, 2022May 16, 2024
Posted inPolitics Legislative agency, not lawmakers, granted access to Maine child death records by Leela Stockley October 7, 2022May 16, 2024
Posted inMidcoast Maine legislators closely watching child murder case amid DHHS investigation by Kay Neufeld October 7, 2022October 7, 2022
Posted inPolitics Lawmakers will subpoena Maine DHHS for child death records by CBS 13 September 21, 2022May 16, 2024
Posted inPolitics State blocks Maine lawmakers from seeing files on child death cases by Caitlin Andrews August 23, 2022May 16, 2024
Posted inNews Changes eyed for Maine’s child welfare ombudsman program by The Associated Press February 26, 2022November 15, 2023
Posted inMaine Focus Maine child welfare board members who resigned in protest see hope in Janet Mills initiative by Josh Keefe February 10, 2022November 15, 2023
Posted inPolitics States are hoarding $5.2 billion in welfare funds even as the need for aid grows by Propublica January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
Posted inPolitics Maine’s child welfare system still struggles to assess early risk of harm, watchdog says by Caitlin Andrews January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
Posted inNews Feds approve Maine’s plan for spending new child abuse prevention money by Lia Russell September 13, 2021November 15, 2023
Posted inYork DHHS closes Sanford office after worker tests positive for COVID-19 by Christopher Burns August 20, 2021August 20, 2021
Posted inMidcoast DHHS ordered to share records on Maddox Williams and his siblings by Abigail Curtis August 2, 2021December 30, 2022
