Vision Statement

The Michigan DEC Alliance seeks to establish a collaborative system of professionals that work to ensure all families lead lives free from abuse, neglect, and exposure to opioids and other harmful substances.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Michigan DEC Alliance protects and serves drug endangered children and their families by promoting multidisciplinary collaboration and information sharing among DEC professionals, from early identification through intervention, response, and support.

MSP has partnered with the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children to strengthen the efforts of this program.  National DEC provides training, assistance, and resources to state and local DEC alliances.  For more information on National DEC, visit their website.

SERVICES OFFERED

• Training
• Technical assistance
• Resources & promising practices
• CheckDEC mobile app

• 9.2 million children across the U.S. living with a parent or other adult who uses illicit substances
• Nearly 40% of out-of-home placements in Michigan involve caregiver substance use
• Drug endangered children more likely to be abused and/or neglected
• Drug endangered children more likely to develop substance use issues in adulthood

CONTACT INFO

• MSP-MichiganDEC@michigan.gov
• www.michigan.gov/DECalliance
  
  

  This publication was prepared under grant # 2019-YB-FX-K003 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

  (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice.

  Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author/s and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of OJJDP, the U.S. Department of Justice, or the MSP.