A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram analysis of newly released details going back 14 years shows DHHS had contact with most of those families before the children were killed.
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Since 2007, 18 children have been killed in Maine homes being monitored by the state
Another 34 deaths that were ruled accidental or of natural causes occurred in homes where abuse or neglect was substantiated.
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DHHS says it’s moving to make kids safer, after report shows 26 deaths since 2017
A public awareness campaign about safe sleeping environments for infants and a push for more visits from public health nurses to help families with substance use disorders are among the steps announced by the DHHS.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Wiscasset woman accused of killing girl, 4, wants statements thrown out
A Wiscasset woman charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old girl in her care is asking a judge to throw out statements she made to law enforcement. Shawna Gatto, 43, will appear in a Rockland court Thursday morning for a hearing on motions by her attorney. She has pleaded not guilty to depraved […]
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Legislative panel votes to subpoena no-show DHHS head in child death probe
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted Thursday to subpoena the head of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to testify, after he failed to attend a hearing on recent, high-profile child abuse deaths. The unanimous, bipartisan vote came moments after the committee learned that DHHS Commissioner Ricker Hamilton would not attend […]
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State failed to follow procedures and share information in deaths of 2 girls
State child protective workers failed to follow policies and procedures in assessing the placement of a young girl who died as a result of abuse last winter, the Legislature’s watchdog agency concluded in a review released Thursday. In the case of a second girl’s death, there were widely scattered reports of potential abuse or neglect, but […]
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Kendall Chick’s short life began with neglect and ended with abuse. She left hardly a trace.
There is little evidence that Kendall Chick ever existed. No birth announcement printed in any local newspaper after she was born on Nov. 26, 2013. No obituary published following her death on Dec. 8, 2017, less than two weeks after her fourth birthday. No wake or viewing or memorial service or funeral. The only event […]