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Child protective services (CPS) is the name of an agency in many U.S. states responsible for providing child protection, which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as department of children and family ...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ( MDHHS) is a principal department of state of Michigan, headquartered in Lansing, that provides public assistance, child and family welfare services, and oversees health policy and management. Additionally, the MDHHS oversees Michigan's child and adult protective services, foster care ...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which administers the state’s child welfare program, attributed the order to the “tremendous progress” the department had made in ...
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.
December 6, 2023 at 10:47 AM. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a Democratic state lawmaker are calling for more state oversight into homeschooling following recent reports of child abuse ...
Apr. 16—TRAVERSE CITY — In 2021, the number of Michigan's licensed childcare providers statewide fell by 735 — a drastic one-year drop. All told, there are just 8,000 providers to take care ...
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As of 2021, the only state that has not adopted the ...
Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Center For Child Protection. 330 Barclay Ave NE Ste 303. Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Tel: (616) 391-1242. Visit Website. Accepting New Patients: Yes. Medicare Accepted: Yes. Medicaid Accepted: Yes. Mon.