Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center reports increased local caseload, fundraising drive

Dec 18, 2025

The center reported a 12% increase in services year-over-year in Crawford County, delivering 47 forensic interviews, 263 family advocacy sessions and 121 mental health sessions in 2024–25 and updating commissioners on a building campaign and new support dog in training.

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Rebecca Yunker, executive director of the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center, told the board the center provided 47 forensic interviews, 263 family advocacy sessions, 121 mental health sessions and four non-acute medicals for Crawford County residents in 2024–25. She said that represented a 12% increase from the previous year and that Crawford County use was 57% higher than the state average.

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