Maine family weighs in on DOJ settlement [Video]

The United States Department of Justice and the State of Maine settled a complaint alleging that the state doesn’t provide community services for children with behavioral health challenges.I spoke to Eric and Gail Phetteplace. Their son Henry is 15, is on the autism spectrum and is nonverbal. In recent years, he has become aggressive. “I have to be really careful around stairs, I just have to be very aware of where he is, and that has been challenging. I have to be on at all times when he’s home,” Gail said.She added that handling Henry is a two person job, thankfully Eric is able to work from home.”I can’t handle Henry. Henry’s 15 now, he’s as big as I am,” Gail said. “When he was little, I could handle him by myself, but now that he’s 15, I need Eric there when I need him there, and that interrupts his …