"Six of every 1,000 children -- 1,654 -- were in state custody in 2012.
That’s the highest number since 2002, when the rate was 9.6 children per
1,000. The rate decreased steadily every year through 2011, when just
4.8 of every 1,000 children were in state custody."
Source: 2013 Kids Count Profile of Maine
They attribute the increase to the rise of bath salts and other drug use.
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