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  • How the Nassar Case Will Change Michigan’s Child Abuse Reporting Laws (Part 1)

    The ripples of the Larry Nassar case can be felt in every corner of the state. New legislation is being introduced, people’s motives are being questioned, jobs are being lost, rules and regulations are changing. The upheaval is enormous. And one of the areas (one of many) that has come under fire since this case…

  • Would CPS Label You “Neglectful” if They Showed up at Your House Today? (Pt. 2)

    Welcome back, and thanks for joining us again for this difficult discussion on predictive risk assessment as it’s used by CPS to determine if parents are likely to harm their children. In the previous article we looked at an article written by Virginia Eubanks that explained the problems with predictive risk assessment, and how it…

  • Would CPS Label You “Neglectful” if They Showed up at Your House Today? (Pt. 1)

    A couple of weeks ago, a story by writer Virginia Eubanks hit the media. Published by Wired magazine, the story shared some interesting, and truly heartbreaking details about how the use of child abuse prediction models have unfairly labelled poor people. Eubanks shares her experience helping man the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and…

  • Michigan Mom Fighting For Her Kids After Unfair Treatment From CPS!

    We’ve discussed this issue many times before on this blog – the tragedy of parents being subjected to domestic violence, and then losing their children on top of it! It’s beyond heartbreaking, and it’s happening right now, all over the country. Sadly, Michigan is no exception. We’d like to share an ongoing story with you,…

  • What To Do When CPS Shows Up At Your Door! (Part 3)

    Welcome back to this series on how to handle a CPS worker that shows up unannounced at you door, demanding to come in. In the previous two articles we talked about the importance of being polite in all your interactions with CPS, and why CPS would need a warrant to enter your home. Moving on,…

  • What To Do When CPS Shows Up At Your Door! (Part 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. In the previous article we discussed how to handle a phone call from CPS, and what to do at first when a CPS worker shows up on your doorstep. Picking up where we left off, CPS is still waiting at your front door, with a police officer…

  • What To Do When CPS Shows Up At Your Door! (Part 1)

    Most people know that a visit from CPS is a bad thing. It means someone has reported you to the agency for one thing or another. And now they’re arriving at your home, ready to poke around in your home and judge your parenting skills. But unlike a nosy neighbor or a catty “frenemy”, their…

  • Auditor General Suing MDHHS For CPS Mishandling of Foster Cases

    Michigan’s Auditor General and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are locked in a heated battle over the release of CPS records. Or rather, in the non-release of CPS records, because the MDHHS has refused to provide the State Auditor access to the adoption records they need in order to conduct an investigation…

  • CPS Seeks to Terminate Parental Rights of Couple Accused of Murder

    This story has made national headlines – the tragic tale of 4-year-old Gabrielle Barrette whose recent death sparked a nationwide manhunt. Her mother, 24-year-old Candice Renea Diaz, and her mother’s boyfriend, 28-year old Brad Edward Fields, have since been charged with child abuse and murder in the wake of Gabby’s untimely death. Since then, CPS…

  • Child Advocacy Center to Open in Lenawee County This Month!

    On January 26th, a whole group of people from a wide variety of agencies will get together on Broad Street in Adrian, Michigan to cut the ribbon of Lenawee County’s brand new Child Advocacy Center! Many other counties have something similar, but for Lenawee County, this is a first. Many agencies were involved in making…