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Published Reports
Reports of Findings and Recommendations:
The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is tasked with making recommendations to positively effect change in policy, procedure, and legislation by investigating and reviewing actions of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), child placing agencies, or child caring
institutions. The Child Advocate’s Act, Public Act 204 of 1994, also requires the OCA to ensure laws, rules, and policies pertaining to Children’s Protective Services (CPS), Foster Care, and Adoption are being followed.
Pursuant to this act, the Michigan Child Advocate Act, the Child Advocate shall release his or her findings, recommendations, and the agency responses to the public. These reports began being published after October 8, 2020, as required by law.
As a result, the reports published October 2020 through January 2024 are historical documents completed under the Office of Children's Ombudsman.
PLEASE NOTE:
As required under MCL 722.929 as amended the Child Advocate is required to redact confidential information in his or her report of findings and recommendations.
Because of this requirement you may see areas of the report that are blacked out.
Published Findings and Recommendations Reports by year
Select a dropdown below to see the list of reports published that year.
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Reports published in 2025
- Date published: February 3, 2025; Case 2023-0297
- Date published: March 14, 2025; Case 2023-0062
- Date published: August 25, 2025; Case 2022-0315
- Date published: August 25, 2025; Case 2022-0379
- Date published: August 25, 2025; Case 2024-0139
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Reports published in 2024
- Date Published: January 10, 2024; Case No. 2022-0076
- Date Published: January 10, 2024; Case No. 2022-0581
- Date Published: April 5, 2024; Case No. 2022-0356
- Date Published: May 16, 2024; Case No. 2021-0895
- Date Published: October 18, 2024; Case No. 2023-0294
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Reports published in 2023
- Date published: May 12, 2023; 2020-0225 and 2021-0416
- Date Published: June 7, 2023; Case No. 2020-0440
- Date Published: December 15, 2023; Case No. 2022-0263
- Date Published: December 15, 2023; Case No. 2018-0285
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Reports published in 2022
- Date Published: January 11, 2022; Case No. 2020-0044
- Date Published: February 16, 2022; Case No. 2021-0108
- Date Published: July 15, 2022; Case No. 2021-0362
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Reports published in 2021
- Date Published: March 25, 2021; Case No. 2020-0036
- Date Published: July 19, 2021; Case No. 2020-0045
- Date Published: August 12, 2021; Case No. 2020-0343
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Reports published in 2020
- Date Published: December 7, 2020; Case No. 2019