Time Sensitive Input Requested: Mandated Reporting and Community Supporting in Maine

Office of Child and Family Services Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Maine Child Welfare Action Network (MCWAN) invite you to participate in a brief anonymous survey about mandated reporting as part of our work to keep children safe by keeping families strong. DHHS and MCWAN developed and released the Child Safety and Family Well-Being Plan in May 2023, which provides a framework to guide this collective effort, including evaluating mandated reporting and community support for families in Maine. As you may be aware, Maine law requires that certain professionals who suspect child abuse and neglect report to DHHS.  It also indicates any person may make a report if that person knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected or that there has been a suspicious child death. We are interested in gathering information on experiences with mandated reporting practice, training, and policy, to inform opportunities to ensure mandated reporters and the public understand and can help families receive the most appropriate support. Your experiences and opinions are important to us and we invite you to participate in this brief anonymous survey found here to share your thoughts and input.  The survey will be open on August 6 and close on August 12.    We hope you will join us in this important work to support child safety and family well-being in Maine. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Thank you.   Melissa Hackett She/her/hers Coordinator, Maine Child Welfare Action Network Policy Associate, Maine Children's Alliance (c) (207) 831-3226 (207) 623-1868 www.mekids.org Christine Theriault, LMSW, PS-C She/her/hers Family First Prevention Services Program Manager Office of Child and Family Services SHS 11, 2 Anthony Avenue Augusta, ME 04330 Phone: (207)624-7914   Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Maine Department of Health & Human Services. This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maine Department of Health & Human Services · 109 Capitol St · Augusta, ME 04333