Healthcare

Cerrar la brecha mente-cuerpo: esta profesión une las necesidades de salud física y mental

Más enfermeras practicantes de salud mental psiquiátrica podrían aliviar la presión sobre una fuerza laboral de atención de salud mental ya agotada. Los programas en todo el estado están ayudando a aumentar el número de personas con capacitación dual.

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The people helping you avoid burnout are burnt out. That’s not good for anyone.

The demand for mental health providers has always outpaced supply. This has only gotten worse over the past few years. Solutions are being explored.

Teletherapy is a mixed bag for clients and clinicians alike, but ultimately a useful tool

With nearly three in 10 adults in the U.S. reporting symptoms consistent with depression or anxiety disorder since April 2020, telehealth has played a role in meeting the need for mental health services. Those who use telehealth and those who provide it talk about how it is going.

Filling the mind-body gap: Fast-growing profession bridges mental, physical health needs

More psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners could ease the strain on an already depleted mental health care workforce. Programs throughout the state are helping increase the number of those with the dual training.

‘We can help more kids’: Financial boost keeps mental health workers on the job, caring for children

Many mental health professionals earn less than their medical counterparts despite advanced degrees, and find themselves hard-pressed to pay back oppressive student loan debt, especially in lower-paying public-sector jobs in rural and underserved areas. Here are some solutions for improving the situation.

Ayuda financiera mantiene a los trabajadores de salud mental en sus puestos, atendiendo a niños

Muchos profesionales de la salud mental ganan menos que sus contrapartes médicas a pesar de los títulos avanzados, y se encuentran en apuros para pagar la opresiva deuda de los préstamos estudiantiles, especialmente en trabajos del sector público con salarios más bajos en áreas rurales y desatendidas. Aquí hay algunas soluciones para mejorar la situación.

La Importancia de una Atención de Salud Mental Sensible a las Diferencias Culturales

Si las personas no tienen opciones de atención culturalmente receptivas, es posible que no busquen atención y luego no puedan vivir la vida que quieren vivir. Esto es lo que está sucediendo localmente para brindar dicha atención.

SOCIAL Program volunteers Keen Parra and Brooklynn Wilton with their client, Tammirah, at center.
Student volunteers relieve caregivers and build intergenerational friendships through new program

Students are connecting with, caring for, and learning from older adults through a new intergenerational program that also addresses Michigan’s caregiver shortage.

Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease.
PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

Becoming a caregiver to a person living with dementia is a challenging process. We talked with Michigan caregivers about their struggles, their successes, and the resources and support they need to do their vital work.

Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming.
Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

When kids take the reins, health and wellness programs take off in new and wonderful directions that the adults in charge would never have anticipated. 

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