Nearly two years have passed since Marissa Kennedy was killed on Feb. 25, 2018. Her death, and the Dec. 8, 2017, death of Kendall Chick, devastated their communities and the state as a whole. These tragic deaths, both at the hands of family caregivers, also exposed critical failures of Maine’s child welfare system. When I joined Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services in April 2019, our child welfare staff shared their concerns about unmanageable workloads and a lack of support.
Children Are The Greatest Promise For Maine’s Future. We’re Taking Action To Help Keep Them Safe.
Contributed, Bangor Daily News
Fri, 02/21/2020 - 5:34am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Maine Penobscot County Bangor
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