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Special report: COVID-19's silver linings for mental health care in Michigan

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 3, 2022
Longform Diana Marin, Food Security Council member and supervising attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, at the Ypsilanti Farmers Marketplace. Healthy Communities

Michigan Food Security Council releases recommendations to expand access to healthy, affordable food

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 18, 2022
Longform Timothy Michling, research associate in health affairs at the Citizens Research Council of Michigan and author of a report entitled "Michigan Falls Short on Mental Health Services." Healthy Communities

How can Michigan address its dire shortage of mental health professionals?

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 11, 2022
Longform An intergenerational Spanish class at the Ypsilanti Senior Center. Healthy Communities

Intergenerational programs bring younger and older Michiganders together to promote healthier aging

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 4, 2022
Longform Shelby Township resident Nicholas Tabarias has rediscovered his love of writing and performing music since recovering from gambling addiction.

Michigan tackles dramatic rise in problem gambling

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 31, 2022
Longform Devita Davison, executive director of FoodLab Detroit.

Michiganders take action against food apartheid

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, March 22, 2022
Longform A LifeCircles PACE participant shows off their coloring. LifeCircles provides a day center and encourages participants to attend for socialization. Healthy Communities

Michigan works to bridge gaps in elder care, allowing more adults to age at home

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, March 4, 2022
Longform Pam Lynch, director of Harm Reduction Michigan. Healthy Communities

Michigan works to reverse rising substance use disorder during pandemic

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, February 18, 2022
Longform Pastor Dillon Burns, Manchester United Methodist Church.

In rural Washtenaw County, faith leaders work with mental health providers to address COVID impacts

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 27, 2022
Longform Edward Lofton and his mother Joanna Lofton, community resource specialist at the Autism Alliance of Michigan. Edward lives with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, like many people with ASD, has faced unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy Communities

Michigan organizations help people living with autism reduce risks of COVID-19

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 6, 2022
Longform Nurse stock Healthy Communities

With COVID cases peaking, Michigan seeks solutions to health care worker shortage

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, January 3, 2022
Longform Kevin Fischer. Healthy Communities

Michigan prepares for long-term mental health effects of COVID-19

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, December 16, 2021
Longform Parent holding infant's hand

Michigan projects aim to dismantle racism at the root of maternal and infant deaths

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, December 7, 2021
Feature Story MSOH episode 6 art Healthy Communities

PODCAST: Migrant workers, rural Michigan, and rethinking community during COVID

Issue Media GroupTuesday, November 30, 2021
Longform Scott Hutchins, school mental health and Medicaid consultant for the Michigan Department of Education Office of Health and Nutrition Services. Healthy Communities

Michigan schools adopt new software to expand mental health services

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 23, 2021
Feature Story MSOH episode 5 art Healthy Communities

PODCAST: Reconnecting to behavioral health care in a time of crisis

Issue Media GroupTuesday, November 23, 2021
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