Kendall Chick
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2021
State had prior involvement in most child homicide cases in Maine
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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PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Maine Voices: Maine’s child welfare problems can be solved
But it's important that policy-makers learn the right message from recent tragedies.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Two years after 10-year-old’s murder, Maine still short of caseworkers for children
The state is understaffed by 40 caseworkers, according to a 'workload analytic tool' that determines staffing needs.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Our View: Child protective services in Maine still understaffed, undertrained
Two killers are in prison, but the system that could have prevented their abusive acts is still not up to the task.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2019
Kendall Chick’s caseworker had license revoked
State officials say Heather Campbell falsified records about background checks. She says she’s a scapegoat in the 4-year-old’s murder.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Sen. Bill Diamond: Maine judiciary is something we can all be proud of
Justice has prevailed in the murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick. Now the Legislature must act to prevent more child-abuse deaths.
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PublishedJune 26, 2019
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.