child protective services

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services trumpets improvements noted in a follow-up audit from the Office of the Auditor General, but said the OAG's report was a disservice to the public.

A pair of bipartisan bills in the Michigan Senate would exclude "independent activities" from the legal definition of child neglect.

As one of 11 states that does not require homeschooling parents and their children to have any contact with state or local education officials, Michigan’s…

In recent years, the number of American families choosing to homeschool their children has been on the rise. Federal data estimate that the number of…

Children's Protective Services is making changes to its investigation protocol after state audit, released last month, unveiled multiple serious issues…

Governor Rick Snyder has put together a team he says will help fix the state Child Protective Services program. This comes after a state audit revealed…

An audit of the state's Child Protective Services released Thursday found a pattern of failures to follow state requirements.The audit reviewed CPS…

State lawmakers say they will look into reports the Michigan agency that handles child abuse and neglect cases fudged its numbers to make it appear it was…

A Michigan doctor at the center of a female genital mutilation case could lose parental rights of her children.Doctor Jumana Nagarwala and two other…

A judge has dismissed felony charges against two Child Protective Services workers, who were accused of failing to protect a three-year-old boy from his…