Safety first If there is immediate danger, someone may be harmed, or you may not stay safe, call 911 now. For emotional crisis, call or text 988, or call the Maine Crisis Line at 1-888-568-1112. If abuse, coercive control, stalking, sexual assault, or child-safety concerns are involved, use the crisis page before forms, arguments, or public-record work. Safe-device reminder: if another person monitors this device, use a safer phone/computer, clear history only if safe, or call a live advocate.
Call 911 Call/text 988 Maine Crisis Line Open Crisis + Keep Safe

No private case intake: do not send child names, sealed records, private allegations, or confidential files through public campaign links. Privacy boundarySafety first

DHHS and OCFS lane

DHHS / OCFS child-protection navigator

A separate route for safety reporting, OCFS paperwork, service-plan organization, reunification language, records, administrative questions, and official-source verification.

Use this page as public wayfinding only. Verify legal deadlines, forms, and program rules through official sources or qualified help.

Separate lane: DHHS/OCFS and child-protection matters are not the same as private family-court disputes. This page keeps safety reporting, service plans, reunification language, records, and administrative questions separated from campaign advocacy and private allegations.
Immediate safety

When a child may be unsafe

Use live official or advocacy help. Do not submit child names, sealed records, or private allegations through JTforME or FOCaF.

  • Emergency danger: call 911.
  • Child abuse/neglect reporting: use the official Maine child-protection hotline.
  • Domestic violence, coercive control, stalking, or sexual assault: start with a safe-device plan and live advocacy.
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OCFS basics

What to keep organized

For public education, the safest practical focus is paperwork, dates, service plans, contact records, and official-source verification.

  • Worker names, units, phone numbers, and case identifiers.
  • Safety plans, service plans, visitation/contact notes, and review dates.
  • Provider referrals, assessment requests, records requests, and appeal deadlines.
  • Kinship, foster, reunification, and permanency terms that need plain-English explanation.
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Boundary

What this site will not do

JTforME does not collect private cases, evaluate child-protection allegations, publish confidential records, or replace qualified legal, medical, safety, or mandated-reporting guidance.

  • No private intake.
  • No child names or sealed documents.
  • No allegation clearinghouse.
  • No advice to ignore court, DHHS, or safety instructions.
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Practical navigator

Child-protection route map

  1. Safety first. Immediate danger, abuse, stalking, coercive control, or sexual assault routes go to live help first.
  2. Identify the lane. Private family court, DHHS/OCFS child welfare, child support, school/provider coordination, and housing support use different doors.
  3. Build the file. Keep notices, plans, contact logs, provider referrals, and written instructions together.
  4. Verify official rules. Use official DHHS/OCFS, court, and legal-aid sources before assuming deadlines, appeal routes, or records access.
  5. Protect children from the conflict. Use child-centered language and avoid turning providers, schools, or relatives into custody referees.

Official and trusted doors

Downloadable public-use note

Use the plain-text route sheet for a safe overview of what to gather and where to verify official requirements.

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