Michigan child welfare

Today, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services director Elizabeth Hertel talks about Michigan’s Child Protective Services progress under federal oversight. Then, a 1950s “shark attack” in Lake Michigan. Plus, the Kresge Foundation’s president and CEO Rip Rapson discusses the foundation’s ongoing mission and its 100th anniversary.

Bills in the Michigan House would toughen punishments for violations of Michigan's child labor laws.

The Michigan Office of Children's Ombudsman is now the Office of the Child Advocate. It adds oversight of child welfare within the juvenile justice system to its duties.

We hear from lawmakers looking to expand financial assistance for tribal children in foster care. A little bit about a new children’s book about Aretha Franklin. Finally, a conversation about gun violence trauma.

The state of Michigan is starting an overhaul of technology used by its child welfare system that critics say is long overdue.The Michigan Department of…

As one of 11 states that does not require homeschooling parents and their children to have any contact with state or local education officials, Michigan’s…

A recent national report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that Michigan is behind the rest of the country in helping young people move out of the…

Today on Stateside, Governor Rick Snyder announced he's striking a question about past felony convictions from some state job and license applications.…

More children in Michigan are dying because of abuse or neglect compared to a decade ago. Back then, the state settled a federal lawsuit, promising to…

A new report is raising questions about how Michigan's child welfare system treats minorities.The report finds African-Americans, Latinos, and Native…