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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Michigan's Children

Last year 33,970 children were abused and/or neglected in Michigan. April 2014 is federally designated as well as proclaimed by Gov. Rick Snyder as Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is a time to reflect on that sobering number of abused … Continue reading →

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Child Abuse Prevention Month ≈ Month of the Young Child

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Mina Hong

This month, child advocates across the country are promoting awareness around two very important issues.  April marks the national Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Month of the Young Child.  Coincidentally, these two topics have a lot of overlap since … Continue reading →

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Steps Forward, Steps Backward on Michigan’s Responsibility

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Michigan's Children

As we debate public responsibility for many things, there cannot be any argument about our public responsibility for the children who we have removed from their families and placed in the care of the state.  In 2008, a Federal court … Continue reading →

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Pathways to Graduation: Continuing the Conversation

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Beth Berglin

At the November 3rd, Pathways to Graduation Conference, over a hundred people gathered in Lansing to discuss the barriers to bringing disengaged youth back to the education system.  Attendees came from state education and workforce offices, local education agencies, recovery/reengagement programs, … Continue reading →

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