At a heated House Oversight hearing in Lansing Tuesday, the head of the department overseeing Children’s Protective Services faced questions over how the state responded to a Monroe County family found living in squalor.
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Lawmakers grill MDHHS director over CPS’s response to family found living in tent
Director Elizabeth Hertel defended the response of CPS investigators who were alerted multiple times to a family, including two young children, found living in a tent. Inside was food, a space heater and a mattress on the ground.The only bathroom available was in the home next door.
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