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How one clinic is making mental health services more accessible for Three Rivers students
If you're a middle school or high school aged student in Three Rivers, the distance between where you attend school and a place that provides mental health services has never been shorter. Thanks to PAWS (Prevention and Wellness Service), a school-linked community adolescent health center, Three Rivers teens and tweens simply have to cross the street.
Reformas y nuevos programas facilitan la búsqueda de servicios de salud mental a precios asequibles
Se calcula que alrededor del 20% de los adultos de Michigan padecen una enfermedad mental diagnosticable a lo largo de un año. Sin embargo, más de la mitad no recibe tratamiento. ¿Un obstáculo considerable? El costo, dicen los expertos.
Finding affordable mental-health care getting easier with reforms, new programs
It’s estimated that about 20% of Michigan adults experience a diagnosable mental-health condition in a given year. Yet more than half will go untreated. A major barrier? Cost, experts say.
Un enfoque holistico es clave para la salud mental y la retencion de los estudiantes
Los servicios de salud mental ya no se limitan a los centros de asesoramiento de las universidades; un enfoque holístico es la mejor práctica para atender las necesidades de los estudiantes, dicen los responsables de la WMU, el Kalamazoo College y el Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
A holistic approach is key to student mental health that can help college students stay in school
Mental health services for college students are no longer isolated to university counseling centers. A holistic approach is the best practice to address the needs of students, say officials at WMU, Kalamazoo College, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Issue Media Group Launches Rural Innovation eXchange
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online media project – Rural Innovation eXchange (RIX). RIX will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in rural Michigan and feature the work of rural talent and content creators.
Canine astrologer Sylvia reads the stars
Madam Sylvia is a shelter mutt, wise beyond my years, with a heart of pure gold. What does this mutt predict for you?
Michigan docs tackle youth mental health crisis with on-demand psychiatric support from U-M program
Michigan Child Collaborative Care helps primary care providers address their young patients' mental health by offering same-day phone consultations with psychiatrists, among other services.
With COVID cases peaking, Michigan seeks solutions to health care worker shortage
Michigan health care leaders are advocating for investments to support staffing needs in hospitals, nursing facilities, emergency medical services, and workforce training programs.
How one clinic is making mental health services more accessible for Three Rivers students
If you're a middle school or high school aged student in Three Rivers, the distance between where you attend school and a place that provides mental health services has never been shorter. Thanks to PAWS (Prevention and Wellness Service), a school-linked community adolescent health center, Three Rivers teens and tweens simply have to cross the street.
Reformas y nuevos programas facilitan la búsqueda de servicios de salud mental a precios asequibles
Se calcula que alrededor del 20% de los adultos de Michigan padecen una enfermedad mental diagnosticable a lo largo de un año. Sin embargo, más de la mitad no recibe tratamiento. ¿Un obstáculo considerable? El costo, dicen los expertos.
Finding affordable mental-health care getting easier with reforms, new programs
It’s estimated that about 20% of Michigan adults experience a diagnosable mental-health condition in a given year. Yet more than half will go untreated. A major barrier? Cost, experts say.
Un enfoque holistico es clave para la salud mental y la retencion de los estudiantes
Los servicios de salud mental ya no se limitan a los centros de asesoramiento de las universidades; un enfoque holístico es la mejor práctica para atender las necesidades de los estudiantes, dicen los responsables de la WMU, el Kalamazoo College y el Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
A holistic approach is key to student mental health that can help college students stay in school
Mental health services for college students are no longer isolated to university counseling centers. A holistic approach is the best practice to address the needs of students, say officials at WMU, Kalamazoo College, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Issue Media Group Launches Rural Innovation eXchange
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online media project – Rural Innovation eXchange (RIX). RIX will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in rural Michigan and feature the work of rural talent and content creators.
Canine astrologer Sylvia reads the stars
Madam Sylvia is a shelter mutt, wise beyond my years, with a heart of pure gold. What does this mutt predict for you?
Michigan docs tackle youth mental health crisis with on-demand psychiatric support from U-M program
Michigan Child Collaborative Care helps primary care providers address their young patients' mental health by offering same-day phone consultations with psychiatrists, among other services.
With COVID cases peaking, Michigan seeks solutions to health care worker shortage
Michigan health care leaders are advocating for investments to support staffing needs in hospitals, nursing facilities, emergency medical services, and workforce training programs.
