Mental Health First Aid helps people experiencing symptoms and crises
Mental Health First Aid prepares people to assist somebody who's experiencing a mental health crisis or beginning to experience signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge.
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center a stepping stone to mental wellness
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center provides services when people need them most. The 24/7 facility treats patients of all ages, irrespective of insurance.
Flocking to a new breed of sheep in Calhoun County
Raising Blacknose Sheep in Calhoun County isn’t about the meat or the wool. “We got reading about them more and more and just fell in love with them,” says Mike Zebolsky of raising the rare Valais sheep with his wife Tammy Zebolsky. “They’re just so docile and friendly and with us not being truly farmers, they’re the perfect animal for us.”
Paths to Dignity: Kalamazoo’s Junior Symphony premiers concerto for the unhoused
The Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra is world-premiering Paths to Dignity, a violin concerto for the unhoused by composer and Grammy-award winning conductor Lucas Richman and featuring well-regarded violinist Mitchell Newman on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Coming clean about a growing demand in Battle Creek
Many of us take for granted our ability to shower or bathe, but for the unhoused, getting clean can involve many variables and few options. SHARE Center in Battle Creek is seeking to change that by raising funds to install public showers for those who are unhoused, housing insecure, or living somewhere with no running water.
Voices of Youth: Battle Creek teen explores coming out safely through her comic art
Coming out safely is not one-size fits all, as Voices of Youth Battle Creek Artist Athena McCarthy explores in her comic strip illustrations. "I wanted to bring to light the different experiences people can have when coming out," she says.
Michigan’s breastfeeding networks educate parents, address disparities, advocate for parent rights
Support networks for breastfeeding parents are helping more little Michiganders get their best start in life.
Documentary explores challenges faced by parent caregivers of children with disabilities
The public is invited to a Feb. 26 screening of a documentary that looks at parent caregivers for children and adults who are disabled or medically complex, and their lack of support from society.
Michigan’s community mental health and law enforcement agencies team up to keep people out of jail
As awareness about how policing and mental health intersect grows across the state, more Michigan counties are involving community mental health agencies in law enforcement response and diverting people who are simply experiencing symptoms of mental illness from jail.
Kalamazoo chocolate shop expands its sweet spot to help those rebuilding their lives
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Al Jones visits Confections with Convictions to catch up with owner Dale Anderson. The local sweet shop launched in 2010 with a mission to employ youth with criminal convictions. Thirteen years later, Anderson, 70, is preparing to hand over the reins to an employee, Jennifer Fakkety, who wants to expand the shop’s employment to include those of any age who are experiencing substance use disorder and are in recovery or 12-step programs.
