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Welcome to the new home of the Michigan
Association for Children with Emotional Disorders. Check back often for exciting new updates
to the MACED website. |
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For forty-five years MACED, the
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders has helped
families statewide dealing with the difficulties they face each day when
there is a child in the family with an emotional disorder. The mission of MACED is as critical today
as ever: To help families find educational, mental health, and
other services for children with emotional disorders as well as to encourage
and enhance the public’s understanding and support of these children, their
families and the services they desperately need. The Michigan Association for
Children with Emotional Disorders was organized in 1957 by a group of
concerned parents, mental health professionals and educators who recognized
the need for citizen action on behalf of troubled children. Parents and professionals are partners in
the association. Parents bring
personal experiences and a sense of urgency to our efforts. Coupled with the dedication, knowledge and
skills of professional workers, this partnership has sparked many
achievements for children: 1957—No public school special education
programs for children with emotional disorders. MACED led the battle to include mandatory
services and funding for children with emotional disorders in special
education. Today—19,000 students are enrolled. 1957—Hundreds of children with mental
illness hospitalized on adult wards.
MACED spearheaded the citizen effort that resulted in funding of
hospitals and residential programs exclusively for children and adolescents
with emotional disorders. Today—Children, when hospitalized or
placed in residential care, are provided care in specialized children’s
programs. 2000—Hundreds of Michigan children are
relegated to the criminal justice system because of untreated emotional
disorders and psychiatric symptoms mistaken for delinquent behavior. 2002—MACED established a juvenile
justice initiative that provides direct services to children confronted with
juvenile charges and develops systematic approaches to diverting children
from the criminal system into the mental health system. |
