SOM - Improvements to Michigan's Bridge Card system to cause temporary shutdown of system late Saturday, early Sunday
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Efforts to ban flavored e-cigarettes and reduce their appeal to youngsters have sputtered under industry pressure in over a half-dozen states this year even as...
Two series of webinars are planned by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services this summer as part of its Stay Well initiative. Spokesperson Bob Wheaton tells WSJM News these webinars are focused on mental health in the pandemic. The first series is aimed at adults. “This is going to be weekly, and there will be a variety of mental health specialists talking about different topics with the idea of helping people strengthen their mental resilience.” The Summer Resilience Series webinar planned for July 20 is called “Expressive Art: Reveal, Heal, Transform,” while July 27 br...
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which manages the state's child welfare system, inconsistently reviews safety standards at the private agencies it contracts to house children and place them in adoption and foster homes, according to the latest progress report in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of children in state custody. Children also spend too much time in foster care, the monitors found. Michigan and Children's Rights, the nonprofit suing on behalf of Michigan children, settled the lawsuit in 2008. They agreed to a lengthy set of standards Michigan ...