Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care
Community mental health has played an important role in shifting the culture to asking for help.
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Rx Kids expansion to 60 Michigan communities is balancing family budgets and birthing healthier babies
The Michigan program is the largest unconditional cash transfer program for expectant parents in the country.
Primary care providers help expand oral health access through national training initiative
The 100 Million Mouths Campaign trains primary care providers to identify oral health concerns, expanding access and improving patient care beyond dental offices.
Collaboration with justice system reshaping mental health response
Communities benefit when law enforcement, courts, and jails work alongside mental health providers.
True community mental health: How one county’s CMH board ensures care is relevant
Alice Kelsey shares why she serves and how citizen boards help CMHs provide better care to county residents.
Seeking help: What the mental health care journey looks like
More Michiganders are receiving mental health treatment for mental illness than ever before.
DABO Detroit works to bridge gaps for Black residents
DABO oversees and facilitates carefully chosen programs that empower and service Detroiters like after-school programming, health services, and more.
“I said no:” A story too many women share
From silence to speaking out: honoring survivors and shedding light on the impact of violence against women.
116 portraits will transform vacant Corktown building into year-round cancer tribute
The concept grew out of Detroit Month of Design collaborations, when organizers began exploring how creative placemaking could address real community experience, as cancer is something nearly every family can relate to.
When everyone is welcome: How Michigan’s CCBHCs are changing care
CCBHCs have been improving access to quality mental health care for Michigan residents since 2021.
Rx Kids expansion to 60 Michigan communities is balancing family budgets and birthing healthier babies
The Michigan program is the largest unconditional cash transfer program for expectant parents in the country.
Primary care providers help expand oral health access through national training initiative
The 100 Million Mouths Campaign trains primary care providers to identify oral health concerns, expanding access and improving patient care beyond dental offices.
Collaboration with justice system reshaping mental health response
Communities benefit when law enforcement, courts, and jails work alongside mental health providers.
True community mental health: How one county’s CMH board ensures care is relevant
Alice Kelsey shares why she serves and how citizen boards help CMHs provide better care to county residents.
Seeking help: What the mental health care journey looks like
More Michiganders are receiving mental health treatment for mental illness than ever before.
DABO Detroit works to bridge gaps for Black residents
DABO oversees and facilitates carefully chosen programs that empower and service Detroiters like after-school programming, health services, and more.
“I said no:” A story too many women share
From silence to speaking out: honoring survivors and shedding light on the impact of violence against women.
116 portraits will transform vacant Corktown building into year-round cancer tribute
The concept grew out of Detroit Month of Design collaborations, when organizers began exploring how creative placemaking could address real community experience, as cancer is something nearly every family can relate to.
When everyone is welcome: How Michigan’s CCBHCs are changing care
CCBHCs have been improving access to quality mental health care for Michigan residents since 2021.
