Improving Michigan’s Child Welfare System: Our Children. Our Future. Our Responsibility.

April 2009 The task force was launched in April 2008 by Michigan's Department of Human Services Director, Ismael Ahmed, to build a template of reform in the states child welfare system. The task force reviewed state and federal standards to develop guiding principles, outcomes, and action steps for intermediate and long-term reform. The task force made eight priority recommendations, each accompanied by action steps and expected outcomes . . .