Child abuse and neglect
From 1997 to 2017, the child abuse and neglect rate increased in both Lenawee County and Michigan. From 2017 to 2024, this rate has decreased in both Lenawee County and Michigan (see Figure 17). As of 2024, an estimated 16.6 out of every 1,000 children in Lenawee County have experienced abuse or neglect, a rate […]
Youth suicide
In Lenawee County, on average, older children (9th–12th grade) have higher rates of experiencing mental health concerns surrounding feelings of sadness, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts (Dake & Wielinski et al., 2021). Of the surveyed 9–12th-graders, 42% have felt sad or hopeless almost every day for two or more weeks in a row so that […]
ACEs and long-term effects
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are regarded as traumatic events occurring in childhood, such as experiencing violence, abuse, neglect, instability due to parental separation, growing up in a household with substance abuse and or mental health problems (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2025). Annually, Michigan’s Health and Human Services Department conducts the Michigan Behavioral […]
Mental health
In 2023, the 37th annual Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS) found that an estimated 17.1% of the surveyed adults reported poor mental health in the last 30 days (see Figure 16) (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2023). Poor mental health rates were higher for younger, female, non-White, higher-income, uninsured, and adults with […]
Leading causes of death
The top two leading causes of death in Lenawee County are heart disease and cancer (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019-2023). Heart disease is a public health concern, but can be preventable through eating nutritionally dense foods, exercising, and not smoking (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 1998-2025). When comparing the leading […]
Medicaid enrollment
In 2023, Medicaid covered an estimated 22.6% of the insured population in Lenawee County (see Figure 14), while it covered 24.2% overall in Michigan (Center for Children & Families, 2025). The Budget Reconciliation Act included federal cuts to Medicaid in addition to changing eligibility requirements that will take effect January 1st, 2027. In May 2025, […]