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Protect MiFamily

Protect MiFamily is a demonstration program where the information has not yet been shared. Protect MiFamily operates
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is in Kalamazoo and Macomb counties. Child and Family
closely monitoring the outcomes and satisfaction. This

Program 100
Outcomes 80 79% 75% 75%
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1,274 40 Target Target Target

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80%
80%
80%
Children will not Children will have Children will have an
Persons Served be removed by improved well-being as increase in protective
CPS/DHHS during evidenced by DECA factors, as evidenced by
the intervention. (assessment) score. the PFS assessment.

This program is being evaluated by an independent company vention. This is affecting the scoring of the assessments, and has
through the DHHS. The percentage is scored using assessment the appearance that families are not doing as well as they were
tools at different parts of the intervention. Staff has learned that when they came into the program. Despite this, Samaritas has
families are not as forthcoming about issues during the initial improved the removal outcome by 15%, the DECA outcome by
assessment. However, after engaging and developing a rapport, 60% and the protective factors outcome by 36% since 2016.
families are more willing to discuss challenges later in the inter-

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