If you’ve ever cracked a U.S. history book, then you know that the treatment of First Nations Tribes in this country doesn’t constitute our nation’s proudest moments. Yet slowly, strides are being made towards reparations and recognition of the unique rights of Native Americans. This most recent law, giving tribal members access to certain CPS…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us as we wrap up this subject. If you’ve been with us from the very beginning, you’ll know that we’ve already covered a lot of ground, from the early orphanages and orphan trains, all the way to the early juvenile court and the social security act. Moving on, we’d…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us as we continue the interesting (and admittedly very sad) subject of foster care in the U.S. and Michigan. So far we’ve looked at the challenges faced by early orphanages, the orphan trains out of New York city, and the very start of foster care in Michigan. In this…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion on the history of foster care in the U.S. and Michigan. As we explained in the previous article, the earliest foster system developed for dealing with the thousands of homeless and abandoned children in the US was the formation of massive, institutionalized orphanages, and later,…
People talk about the foster care problem as if it were a new issue we’re facing. It isn’t. Did you know that? The issue of abandoned or abused children and orphans in need of homes is nothing new in the United States. In fact, in 1850, in New York City, it was estimated that there…
Conversion therapy is a highly controversial practice of attempting to “convert” a gay or lesbian child’s sexual orientation or gender identity to being “straight,” using therapy. The practice has been condemned by the Human Rights Campaign, the World Health Organization, the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association. Many young people who’ve experienced the…
This is potentially fantastic news, and we’re very excited to share it with you! If you haven’t already heard about House Bills 4536, 4537 and 4538, we recommend you take a minute and check them out. Introduced by State Rep. Peter J. Lucido, and receiving wide support in both the House and Senate, this package…
One of the many questions that’s come up during the Nassar case is why so few of his victims spoke up. Several did, and they were not listened to, which simply perpetuated the abuse. BUt those who found their voices were the minority. So why didn’t more young girls say something to someone? It seems…
It’s tax time again! And this year, with tax season comes an opportunity to do some good in your community! At least, for the residents of Delta County, who have the option to check the box on Form 4642 on their Michigan 2017 state income tax returns. Why would they do that, you wonder? Because…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the final installment in our four-part series on hostile aggressive parenting If you’re just joining us now, we recommend you take a few minutes to get caught up on exactly what this is, and why experts consider it to be a form of child abuse. If you’ve…