| | 5.__Coordinated service delivery.__Coordinate the delivery of | residential and community-based children's services among the | departments; |
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| | 6.__Assessment.__Assess resource capacity and allocations; |
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| | 7.__Policy and program review.__Improve policies and programs | through the review of specific case examples; and |
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| | 8.__Communication.__Broadly communicate the work of the | cabinet. |
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| §19133.__Program implementation and oversight |
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| | The cabinet shall initiate, implement and oversee programs, | policies and services consistent with the purposes of this | chapter, which may include but are not limited to: |
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| | 1.__Communities for Children.__Supporting a collaborative | effort between communities and State Government, known as | Communities for Children, to effectively address problems facing | the State's children and families by mobilizing the resources of | State Government with resources and leadership at the community | level; |
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| | 2.__Effectiveness indicators.__Identifying indicators to | measure child well-being to be used by Maine policy makers; |
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| | 3.__Safe homes.__Working to ensure that all children have a | safe and permanent home; |
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| | 4.__Civil and caring school environments.__Providing civil and | caring school environments in which violence is eliminated and | the health needs of students are provided for; |
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| | 5.__Supportive communities.__Focusing community members and | resources to support goal-setting, counseling and mentoring for | every child; |
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| | 6.__Reducing suicide.__Reducing the incidence of suicide among | Maine youth and improving access to appropriate prevention and | intervention services; |
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| | 7.__Access to information and referral.__Ensuring easy access | to information and referral services regarding child and family | services; |
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| | 8.__Service coordination.__Coordinating social services to | children and their families as an integrated whole and | facilitating access to all services needed by family members; |
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