Maine, behavioral health services

Maine, Justice Department enter settlement to improve services for children with disabilities
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Maine say they have entered into a settlement that requires the state to increase community-based behavioral health services for children
Maine settles with U.S. DOJ over children’s behavioral health services concerns
Maine has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after the agency took legal action against the state over its children’s behavioral health services. Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that her administration reached an agreement with the federal agency after years of negotiations.
Maine settles DOJ lawsuit over children's behavioral health services
The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Maine two months ago, claiming its treatment of kids with behavioral health issues violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Maine settles DOJ lawsuit over violations in care of children with behavioral disabilities
The Justice Department says they sued Maine in September, following an investigation and a public letter of findings notifying Maine of the violation. The lawsuit alleged that Maine limited families’ access to behavioral health services for their children to live in the community.
Justice Department, Maine settle lawsuit over treatment of children with disabilities
Maine must strengthen its community-based services for children with behavioral health challenges to keep them from being placed outside the home, according to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice filed Tuesday in federal court.

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Maine on Tuesday became the latest state to sue major oil companies including Exxon Mobil and BP and accuse them of deceiving ...
8 Investigates: Lack of regulation may mean some sexual assault victims are slipping through the cracks at a handful of Maine hospitals
Lack of regulation may mean some sexual assault victims are slipping through the cracks at a handful of Maine hospitals ...
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Maine attorney general files lawsuit against oil companies over climate change
AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit in state court ...
Maine man sentenced to 65 years for stabbing coworker to death in Waterville
WATERVILLE, Maine (WGME) -- A Maine man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for stabbing his co-worker to death in ...
Group plans to sue one of world's largest salmon producers for allegedly polluting Maine waters
Cooke's salmon farming sites stretch from Frenchboro Island all the way up to Eastport, with 150 cages each holding thousands ...
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Next Act’s ‘Almost, Maine’ Is For the Romantics
Wordplay, and some literal takes on those words, allow for a humorous overlay to heavier topics and provide laugh-out-loud ...