The funding will come at a good time because of a rise in juvenile petitions in the the county the past couple of years which Faulds attributed to youths suffering more mental health issues stemming from the heightened isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many Michigan families in the juvenile justice system face crippling debt from court fines and fees, which some juvenile advocates say amounts to a double punishment. Lawmakers voted Wednesday to end the practice.
County commissioners and attendees also heard from experts that represented a cross-section of the electric vehicle industry, including those from DTE Energy, General Motors and ChargePoint, which operates the largest online network of independently owned EV charging stations.
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