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Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan
Community Mental Health has made big strides over the past 12 months in Michigan

New partnerships, expanding programs with schools and law enforcement, and the designation of 17 community mental health organizations (CMHs) as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration sites are a few of the highlights Michiganders

“Having child care is a huge benefit because it allows me to look for employment and take care of different responsibilities." Shamirror Moncrief
Child care providers face funding cliff as ARPA dollars fall away

ARPA funding had brought a stabilization to early childhood care that needs to be maintained.

Jon Cauchi, inclusion consultant and trainer for Disabilities Advocates of Kent County
Living with disabilities can impact mental health

People with a disability report experiencing frequent mental distress almost five times as often as adults without disabilities. Community mental health agencies can help.

A number of financial incentives for post-secondary education help those interested in an early education career.
Michigan looks to create a better career path for early childhood educators

Improved career pathways, state incentives, and improved wages are essential to recruiting and retaining the early education workforce needed for the PreK for All roll-out.

Dr. Kellen Stilwell conducts telepsychiatry sessions with rural Michigan children and adolescents.
Psychiatric residents and fellows fill gaps in rural Michigan mental health care

Psychiatry fellows and psychiatry residents are helping to fill the gaps in care experienced by rural Michiganders.

The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHA) is the state association representing and advocating for Michigan’s public mental health system and those served by this system.
Community Mental Health Association of Michigan study shows integrated care is growing

A recent study by the Center of Healthcare Integration and Innovation shows that integrated care in Michigan’s public mental health system has not only grown in the last six years but that the initiatives are diverse and available in rural, suburban, and urban committees.

Check-in area of St. Clair Community Mental Health in Port Huron.
Michigan community mental health agencies recognize families’ role in treatment

Michigan's CMHs rely on families to help recovery and ensure that people function at their highest level.

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Michigan’s CCBHCs open mental health access to all

Michigan's 34 CCBHCs provide whole-person care by integrating physical health with a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals no matter what a patients' income or insurance coverage.  

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