St. Clair County Community Mental Health is working to continue serving local veterans who need mental health services, despite a decrease in the authorization of services by the Veterans Administration.
The 6th annual Rock the Block is on August 17 at 16th Street Park in Port Huron and aims to unite volunteers, residents, and organizations to revitalize neighborhoods through home repairs, street clean-ups, and landscaping projects
Traverse City's Commongrounds is a mixed-use building, offering affordable housing, co-working space, a coffee shop, child education center, and performance venue. It's the first real estate cooperative in northern Michigan.
At two Youth Mentor Gardens, participating teens and their families work together to plant, weed, water, mulch, and harvest produce.
Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.
Efforts are underway to better coordinate efforts between produce prescription programs and to create more standardized funding mechanisms for them.
Opioid health homes provide a central point of contact where people living with opioid use disorder work with an interdisciplinary provider team to develop an individualized recovery care plan.
Yours, Mine and Ours — Public Health spoke with Lauren LaPine, Michigan Health and Hospital Association senior director of legislative and public policy about how various public health agencies and programs collaborate with hospitals across the state.
Harold Powell has become a local figure through his role as a Community Correspondent for The Keel. His journey reflects a profound love for his community and commitment to sharing its stories.
Since 2017, the Campus for Creative Aging has been offering a variety of innovative opportunities for older adults in Berrien, Van Buren, and Cass counties – and helping younger residents understand and respect their older neighbors.
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