The idea behind Warmline is that it is a peer-run listening line to prevent a crisis, designed to offer support and to connect people with the resources they need. It is provided by Gryphon Place, ASK Family Services, and Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health.
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.
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.
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.
Experts say that asking someone directly “Are you thinking of killing yourself?” can be effective at identifying someone at risk for suicide, offering the opportunity to steer them to professional help.
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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.
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.
Plans to try to assure Latino students keep up with their lessons and succeed academically have been put in place in the Kalamazoo Public Schools.
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