When TRAILS was created by the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry in 2013, it served just two Ann Arbor schools. Today it has been instituted in 700 schools in Michigan, and TRAILS has provided training, materials, and implementation support to schools in 50 of Michigan’s 56 intermediate school districts.
In Marianne Joynt’s new role as mental health initiatives coordinator for the district, she’s able to go wherever support is needed for staff and students and put together plans to meet their needs as best she can.
About 23 years ago a group of Kalamazoo-area professionals launched the Southwest Michigan Child Trauma Assessment Center at Western Michigan University to assess traumatized children that has not only become the model for similar centers across Michigan and in Colorado but also has effected change in the state’s child-welfare system and beyond.
Kid Grid provides an easy-to-read grid to quickly preview service options. The listing at the end of the document has more details on mental health services, listed alphabetically by provider. This guide also includes a listing of inpatient facilities for youth with more severe mental health issues.
A medida que aumentan las preocupaciones sobre la salud mental de los jóvenes, los consultores de salud del comportamiento brindan servicios de asesoramiento en el lugar a los estudiantes en las escuelas de todo el condado de Calhoun. Los trabajadores sociales allí tienen un alto nivel de conocimientos y experiencia en condiciones como el estrés, la ansiedad, el duelo y la depresión.
En el nuevo rol de Marianne Joynt como coordinadora de iniciativas de salud mental para el distrito, puede ir a donde se necesite apoyo para el personal y los estudiantes y elaborar planes para satisfacer sus necesidades lo mejor que pueda.
Sibshops give kids who have siblings living with disabilities the opportunity to connect, share their experiences, ask questions, and offer advice.
Battle Creek's Women's Life Recovery Program, housed in the beautiful historic Andrus House, has successfully supported women in recovery for almost 70 years. Andrus House welcomes women from all walks of life, race, ethnicity, and age (over 18), including mothers with their children. Program Manager Gloria Givhan is implementing an aggressive marketing campaign to invite BIPOC women seeking support with addiction recovery to apply for this transformational program.
Is trying mead on your bucket list? The world's oldest known alcoholic beverage (not a beer, not a wine) made with honey and yeast is available at Kalamzoo meadery Valhalla, a BYOF, open hall with all the Viking feels – longtables, Runes, and Valkyries serving flights of artisan mead. When you visit Valhalla, Hunter Dodge, CEO of Norse Nector Meadery, says "time stands still." Just ask Second Wave's Mark Wedel.
The second Kalamazoo Lyceum focused on the city's culture and whether our community has a shared story. Panelists Kama Tai Mitchell of Rootead, Daniel May of Dabney & Co., and Jennifer Hudson-Prenkert of Sounds of the Zoo, spoke about what culture means to them in Kalamazoo where they all agree race has divided a sense of a common story. "Culture is safety," says May. "It's being able to be yourself."
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