Community mental health and law enforcement collaborate to keep people out of jail
Collaborations between community mental health and law enforcement are helping people with mental health issues get the help they need and stay out of jail.
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Opioid settlement dollars will strengthen community mental health response to opioid use disorders
Medication-assisted treatment, Narcan kits, and recovery housing are some of the programs that could be funded through opioid settlement dollars.
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.
OnPoint’s new community mental health facility increases access to care
Located on a main road, OnPoint’s new facility is easily accessible with a focus on integrated care
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.
Smaller does mean better for residents in adult foster care homes
OnPoint and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health share how adult foster care homes empower Michiganders with disabilities while enriching our communities.
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.
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.
