4-Month-Old Rescued After Being Abandoned in Michigan Woods
8 Apr 2021
A four-month-old boy has been rescued and is safely in the care of Michigan Child Protective Services after being abandoned in the woods next to a creek on Wednesday morning.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said they found the baby in a hypothermic state and dressed in a wet sleeper, but he did not suffer any life-threatening injuries.
“Thankfully, deputies were able to determine a baby was missing, which triggered an immediate large response and search, and they were able to locate the child,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. “Their quick work avoided what could have been an unspeakable tragedy.”
MDHHS creates task force to address racial disparities in stateâs child protection system
Provided by Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
and last updated 2021-02-16 09:40:30-05
LANSING, Mich. â The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has created a task force to prevent and eliminate systemic racism in the stateâs child protection system.
The goal is to transform the system to make family well-being and preventing abuse, neglect and trauma the top priority of the departmentâs Childrenâs Services Agency, according to a news release Tuesday.
MDHHS is partnering with MPHI, a nonprofit, public-private partnership created to establish the task force.