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MEJI's Guardianship Diversion Project Featured in Chicago Tribune Article

An older woman with a walker and a younger woman walking next to her in a hallway.

"In four Michigan counties, the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative is operating a pilot program aimed at offering courts and community organizations alternate tools to help solve problems without fully stripping away adults’ rights.

Alison Hirschel, an attorney with the advocacy organization, said that in one county they saw a 42% reduction in guardianship filings in the program’s first year."