A January 2008 five-page brief released by Prevent Child Abuse America, and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, calculates that an investment in the prevention of child abuse and neglect can save the nation over $100 billion per year. The brief, titled Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States, updates an earlier publication that documented the nationwide costs that result because of child abuse and neglect (Fromm, 2001).

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During FY 2006, DHS led a task force on services to at-risk youth transitioning to adulthood. The task force was directed to: assess current services provided; determine the extent to which DHS programs and services are coordinated with those of other state departments and agencies; identify ways to better coordinate services; identify potential resources and services in the public and private sectors; develop a plan to ensure effective organization and availability of current private and public resources and services; and recommend improvements to services. In spite of Michigan’s current budget challenges, significant progress has occurred on many of the priorities identified. While significant, much of this progress will take time to positively impact outcomes for these youth, and there is much more work to be done. The summary report card lists Initiatives with an “A” Rating – Implementation Accomplished and Initiatives with a “B” Rating – Implementation Beginning. Click here to view the Report Card on Progress and Challenges.

At their meeting on July 25, 2007, the Federation’s HR MIN members okayed the Federation conducting a short survey to collect and then report to participating agencies information regarding two separate topics not covered in the Annual Salary & Fringe Benefits Survey: Workplace Wellness Initiatives and Pay Budgets. We’ve prepared the survey (see below and/or attached). Your responses can be provided online, via fax or email. You may download a hard copy of the survey here: Special HR Survey

Federation staff will compile the results and issue a summary to the Executive Directors and HR Directors of the agencies that participate. Agency-specific data will be kept confidential. Contact me if you have any questions. Thank you!

—Rose Homa, Member Services and Operations Manager Ph. (517) 485-8552 • rose@michfed.org

The National Council of La Raza has published “Buenos Principios: Latino Children In The Earliest Years Of Life.”  The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States and works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. This report is intended to inform policy-makers, researchers and others about the Latino infant and toddler population in the U.S. and to make recommendations for how we can move toward a child care, education, and health care system that works for Latinos and the nation as a whole. Download “Buenos Principios: Latino Children In The Earliest Years Of Life.”

Click here to view the Michigan Federation for Children and Families’ 2000 Michigan Private Agency Adoption Survey Results