Category: Child Welfare System
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What is Foster Care Panic? And Does it Affect Child Welfare in Michigan? (Pt. 4)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. If you’re just finding this series now, we recommend you take a minute to get caught up. If you’ve been with us from the start, let’s dive in… At this point it we think it would be safe to assume that we are all on the same page.…
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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 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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Can Your Music Tastes Affect How CPS Sees You?
What does the term “juggalo” mean to you? Perhaps nothing, and you’re about to Google it to figure out what we’re talking about. Don’t bother – we’ll get to that in a moment. But first, for those of you who do know what a juggalo is (or think you know what it is) stop and…
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Allegations of Abuse – What happens next? (Part 2)
Welcome back! In our previous article we started talking about what a person could expect after someone has made allegations of child abuse against them. We started with the very first step – the investigation, and got all the way up to the part where the state takes temporary jurisdiction of their child or children.…
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Allegations of Abuse – What happens next? (Part 1)
Someone has accused you, or someone you love, of abusing a child. You are absolutely stunned. Horrified. Heart-broken. You have no idea what to do, or what happen next. We can help you with both of those concerns. As to what you should do next, the answer is call us immediately at 866 766 5245…