Maine Student Action hosting panelists at Mountain Valley High School.
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Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33
In announcing Morissette’s passing, peers described her as “a fierce advocate and friend to people who use drugs, fighting for their health, rights and dignity.”
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Data Sheet: Child deaths in Maine and caseworker staffing
The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine Department of Health and Human Services reports on child welfare.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Methodology: Where the child welfare and education data came from
CHILD WELFARE DATA The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine Department of Health and Human Services reports on child welfare, including 18 years of annual child protective services reports, annual reports on Office of Child and Family Services staffing that dates back to 2018 and reports of child fatalities from 2007 to 2021. An analysis […]
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Data Sheet: Education costs
The Sun Journal obtained annual financial data for Maine school districts from the 2005-06 school year through the 2020-21 school year through a Freedom of Access Act request made to the Maine Department of Education.
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The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems
In half of all cases in Maine in which a child is removed from the home, an Office of Child and Family Services investigation identified the parent or caregiver’s substance use a risk factor.
Posted inHealth, Maine
‘What we’re really dealing with is a trauma epidemic’: Multiple resources needed to address opioid crisis
Recovery advocates want to see a move toward trauma-informed recovery and state officials and lawmakers are looking at how the child welfare system is uniquely positioned to help.
Posted inHealth, Maine
As state tightened opioid access, illegal drug trade created a deadly new era in Maine’s opioid crisis
Maine lawmakers and health officials realized easy access to prescription opioids was creating dependency issues and clamped down, but did not anticipate how well the illegal drug market would fill the void.
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A work injury and a prescription. One Maine woman’s story of the cycle of addiction
Nikole Powell’s father developed an opioid use disorder after a work injury, a dependence that traumatized his family and eventually led to his incarceration and death. His daughter is trying to break the cycle.