When a child is the victim of abuse or neglect in Michigan, case workers with Children’s Protective Services are the first and sometimes only line of defense.
Watch Ross Jones’ video report:
CPS struggles with high caseloads, vacant positions: ‘Not enough people.’
But in the battle to keep children safe across our state, multiple current and former CPS employees say they are losing, and the most vulnerable are suffering.
“Our people are struggling,” said Kelly Barnett, who served as president of the union representing CPS employees until this summer. “Our people are struggling just like some of the people that they’re servicing.”…