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Witnesses, lawmakers press for stronger fatality reviews and missing‑child reporting from foster care
Summary
Testimony highlighted rising child maltreatment fatality rates, thousands missing from foster care annually and state efforts to require reporting to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and improve fatality review processes.
At a Jan. 30 hearing, an advocate for children told Michigan lawmakers that national and state data show troubling outcomes for children in care and urged changes to fatality reviews, missing‑child reporting and post‑recovery procedures.
Bradley Gilbreth of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children summarized national statistics: "20 thousand children each year disappear from foster care," and "70 percent of…
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