Intern Mady Grant Wants to Improve Public Education for Everyone
My name is Mady Grant and I recently started an internship at Michigan’s Children. I am a junior at Michigan State University, majoring in Social Relations and Policy, and Secondary…
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Summer Internship Brings a Wealth of New Experiences for Senior Kelsey Hetherington
My name is Kelsey Hetherington, and I will be interning at Michigan’s Children this summer. I am 21 years old and in my final semester of undergrad at Central Michigan…
Just When Practitioners are Needed Most, the IECMH Clinical Workforce is in Crisis: Michigan Faces Staggering Numbers of Unfilled Positions
The multidisciplinary field of infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) is growing across workforce sectors and the demand for IECMH services is increasing thanks to many systems-building, policy, and…
Including Youth and Family Voice in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice Assessment and Recommendations Process
At The Council of State Governments Justice Center, we understand that including youth and family voice in policy development is critical to identifying effective solutions that improve outcomes for youth.…
Carrying the Legacy Forward: Michele Corey Personified Active Democratic Participation
(March 31, 2022) In the past two pandemic years we’ve all seen the ubiquitous signs around schools, medical facilities and other public spaces proclaiming, “Heroes Work Here.” Heroes can be…
Making Juvenile Justice more Just for All Michigan Youth, Especially the Most Marginalized
When you hear the words Juvenile Justice, what comes into your mind? Is it a youth in the courtroom or is it a child in the classroom? Is it removing…
The Early Childhood Workforce Deserves Better
We hear about workforce shortages economy-wide in the news every day, and the early childhood workforce, which includes child care, home visiting, and early intervention services, is no exception. Michigan’s…
State Should Invest in Needed Professionals to Support Students and Relieve Overburdened Teachers
Over the next few months, Michigan’s lawmakers will decide how to spend a truly incredible amount of discretionary surplus money, over $5 billion, including surplus state funds and unspent federal…
Meet June Battjes, Michigan’s Children Newest Intern
Hello, my name is June Battjes, and I am glad to be joining the Michigan Children’s team as an intern this year. I am currently a senior at Michigan State…
A Teen’s Perspective: Growing Up as a Kinship Kid – a Life Filled with Losses, Worry but Much Gratitude
October 6, 202I – I speak not only for myself, but on behalf of many other children being raised in kinship families when I say how grateful I am that…