GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A statewide task force made recommendations Tuesday that would overhaul child protective proceedings across the state of Michigan. Members of the Child Protective Legal ...
After months of delays, a new state audit of Michigan’s Child Protective Services Investigations unit finds continued discrepancies at the state agency responsible for protecting kids from abuse ...
By Kara Berg, [email protected] Investigations of child abuse and neglect have plunged 18% in Michigan since 2017, a decrease some child welfare advocates contend isn’t because there’s less abuse ...
DETROIT – More than two years after the death of 5-year-old Ethan Belcher at the hands of his mother and stepfather, the Office of the Child Advocate has released its report on failures in a prior ...
Michigan is closer to shrugging off federal oversight of its child welfare program, after a U.S. district court judge eliminated or reduced many of the requirements it must meet in order to do so. The ...