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Factors That Could Influence CPS When it Comes to Removing Your Kids (Pt 1)
There are a lot of factors that come into play when CPS shows up at a family’s front door and decides those kids are at risk and need to be removed. Some of them are probably pretty obvious – a child who is severely malnourished to the point that their bones are clearly visible, or…
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Does CPS Investigate Every Abuse or Neglect Claim Made? (Pt 2)
Thanks for joining us again for the rest of this chat about whether or not CPS investigates every allegation made. The truth, as we shared with you last time, is that they don’t, but that’s only when they can’t locate the child, the alleged abuse is happening out of their jurisdiction, or the child is…
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Does CPS Investigate Every Abuse or Neglect Claim Made? (Pt 1)
This is something we’ve been asked many times over the years – do they look into every allegation made against someone when it comes to a kid? And unfortunately, the answer isn’t as straightforward as you’d think. So we thought we’d spend a few minutes explaining what the average CPS worker looks for in a…
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Mandated Reporting: The Rising Cost of “Forced” Reports
Mandated reporting has been something of a controversial subject in Michigan, and as the list of mandated reporters seems to get longer every year, the question comes up again and again: should people be forced to report their suspicions, even when they don’t have any evidence to back it up? The law requires that a…
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How CPS Handles Abuse Investigation When Drugs Are Involved (Pt 3)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the wrap up of this discussion about drugs and how they can impact a CPS investigation in Michigan. Previously we’ve looked at what the role of a CPS worker is and how that often gets lost in the mix when drugs are involved, and why dealing with…
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How CPS Handles Abuse Investigation When Drugs Are Involved (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back. We’ve been discussing how CPS handles parents with drug addictions during abuse and neglect investigations. As we mentioned before, substance abuse is a growing problem here in Michigan, especially when it comes to opiates. Which means that if CPS is really going to help families battling this issue, they will…
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How CPS Handles Abuse Investigations When Drugs Are Involved (Pt 1)
Drug abuse, specifically opioid abuse, is a growing problem in Michigan. Stats show that between 1992 and 2006 the number of people admitted for drug-related health concerns tripled, and the numbers have only grown from there. More and more people are battling drug addictions these days, and when you stop to consider that many of…
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Why Are we Still Kicking a Dead Horse When it Comes to CPS in Michigan? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. If you remember from our previous article on this subject, we talked about how widely acknowledged it is that CPS screws up so often, and so badly, and yet very little is done to address the problems. Previously we shared details with you from a report written by…
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Why Are we Still Kicking a Dead Horse When it Comes to CPS in Michigan? (Pt 1)
Say the word “CPS” and you’ll likely get some very passionate responses from people. Some of them good, and some of them terribly bad. But why? Why does this one little branch of local Michigan government cause so much rage, and elicit such strong reactions from people. Well, it could be because they have a…
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Did You Know: You DO Have a Right to Your CPS File!
CPS workers are notorious for NOT giving people the full picture. When they show up at your home with a cop in tow, claiming you have to hand over your children, what they’re not telling you is that the cop is there to protect THEM in case you get angry and violent. But they’d much…
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