Michigan State Police Forms Michigan Alliance For Drug Endangered Children

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A new initiative has been launched by Michigan State Police to train organizations that work with children how to spot signs of substance abuse in a child’s home. MSP analyst Libby Trubac tells WSJM News the Michigan Alliance for Drug Endangered Children has been made possible with federal funds. As this is Child Abuse Awareness Month, state police are drawing attention to a side of child abuse less discussed.

“One statistic that we’ve seen is nearly 40% of at-home placements or child removal situations involve caregiver substance use, not necessarily the caregiver substance use was the only reason or the primary reason, even, for the removal, but just that  it was an identified condition in the  child welfare’s records,” Trubac said.

Trubac says kids from households where substances are abused are more likely to grow up to have substance abuse problems themselves and are four times more likely to be neglected. The new alliance has been providing virtual training to organizations to help address the issue. You can find out more right here.