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What is Foster Care Panic? And Does it Affect Child Welfare in Michigan? (Pt. 3)
Welcome back, to our discussion on foster care panic and the effects it has on the child welfare system. In our previous two articles, we looked at what exactly a “foster care panic” is, and how it happens. Moving on, we’d like to explore that in a little more depth, before talking about options for…
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What is Foster Care Panic? And Does it Affect Child Welfare in Michigan? (Pt. 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this in-depth look at the social phenomenon that is foster care panic. As we described in the intro, foster care panic is what happens whenever a child who was taken from their home by CPS, is sent back home and then dies. The ensuing outcry and…
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What is Foster Care Panic? And Does it Affect Child Welfare in Michigan? (Pt. 1)
You’re probably wondering what exactly ‘foster care panic’ is. Don’t worry – you’re not alone! Many people have never heard the term before! However, it’s actually a very real, and very scary reality in the child welfare system, and can have a huge impact on the wellbeing of families and children in a state. So…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 5)
The prosecution has one job – to prosecute the alleged offender. This is how the law was set up. It’s ultimately the best system available to us at this time, although we can probably all agree that it isn’t without flaws. The problems start when the forensic interview is conducted with the intention of…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 4)
This is a series aimed at taking an in-depth look at the many challenges a forensic interviewer faces when interviewing a child. In the previous article we talked about the issue of confirmatory bias, and why it’s so important to keep all of the collected data free from preconceived ideas. In this segment we’re going…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 3)
In the previous segment we discussed some of the issues that plague forensic interviewers during interrogation sessions with children. These include the intimidating nature of police stations, cops in uniform when they are the interviewers, and the danger of openly recording the session. In this next piece we’ll be talking about confirmatory bias, which can…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 2)
Welcome back. In the first article of this series, we talked a little about what exactly a forensic interviewer is, and what they do. Yet in looking at this particular subject, there are many questions about how effective their techniques are. We also wondered what some of the problems might be when interviewing a potentially…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse! (Part 1)
The average person equates the word “forensic” with cop shows on TV – the “forensics team” being the people who talk at length about blood spatter and DNA and trace evidence. But while collecting and analyzing evidence from a crime scene is certainly “forensics”, the term actually includes much more than that. By definition, “forensics” refers…
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MSU Study Shows Head Start Helps Keep Kids Out Of Foster Care
A national study, lead by Michigan State University researcher Sacha Klein, shows that Head Start may do more than just provide kids with introductory education. As it turns out, the Head Start program may also help keeps kids out of the foster system. How is that possible, you wonder? According to Klein, there are…
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Nurses To Replace CPS Workers For Home Visits in Kent County? (Part 2)
Welcome back! In our previous article we talked about Target 8’s revealing investigation into the deaths of several babies born with drugs in their systems, and the response it provoked. From one specific person, that is – Joann Hoganson. As director of the Community Wellness Division at the Kent County Health Department, Hoganson believed there…
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