New study ties Rx Kids to decline in Flint child welfare investigations

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 709

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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New research published in JAMA Pediatrics, a section of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found a statistically significant decrease in the number of Child Protective Services investigations in Flint after the implementation of Rx Kids.

The prenatal and infant direct cash support program started in Flint and has since expanded throughout the state.

The study, done by researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Michigan State …

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