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Bob Drake Young Writer Award - awarded by Maine Press Association

The excellence in journalism award is given annually to a journalist with fewer than three years of experience in journalism, and the winner is chosen based on writing quality, enterprise reporting, imagination, thoroughness and balance.

Emily Bader's Blog
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Maine has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic. What does that mean for its children?
The state's child welfare system is still recovering from funding cuts, compounding the crisis. more »
posted 10/20/21

Emily Bader's Work
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Lesson: The data was shocking. But the people behind the numbers showed how opioids have devastated generations in Maine
"I never get emotional in interviews. But one day nearly did me in."
Project: Part Three: 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.
Project: Methodology: Where the child welfare and education data came from
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 and annual reports on Office of Child and Family Services staffing.