Something smells here!-----Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close - Bridge Michigan

As of September, 152 youth in Michigan’s direct-placement program were living in out-of-state facilities — some as far away as Hawaii and Arizona, according to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services. - Eli Newman and Jordyn Hermani

• As of September, 152 youth in Michigan’s direct-placement program were living in out-of-state facilities — some as far away as Hawaii and Arizona...
• That was up from 122 children sent out of state in 2024 and more than double the 74 children in 2023...

Forcing a child to travel for care is like “throwing them to the wolves,” said Laura Marshall of Cedar Springs, whose son was sent to a Wyoming long-term treatment facility through court order. “We had no control over where he was going.”
State officials believe the rise in out-of-state placements is largely limited to court-supervised youth in the juvenile justice system, not children they directly oversee. 

But counties that report placement data to the state are “not required” to share that information, a spokesperson said...