Sanilac County Community Mental Health helps families and children
Currently, SCCMH is serving 275 children who live with serious emotional disorders or developmental disabilities along with their families.
Partner Partner Content Autism Alliance of Michigan gala will help build “A Brighter Tomorrow”
The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) is hosting its 13th annual Michigan Shines for Autism Gala on Saturday, April 20 at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. This year’s theme is “A Brighter Tomorrow.”
Community Health Workers: Michigan’s public health messengers
Community health workers perform essential roles in delivering physical and mental health care and increasing health care access for Michigan residents.
New initiative offers Michigan nursing students opportunity to build careers in underserved areas
The Michigan Primary Care Association is collaborating with nine of Michigan’s state universities to provide nursing students with opportunities to train in Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.
How local healthcare systems leverage local farms for healthy food options
Medical institutions around Michigan are using their local resources to bring real food to their staff and patients.
New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders
Michigan's new Statewide Meaningful Language Access Coordination Act will require public services to be more accessible to non-English speakers.
Community health worker on the job at Vantage Plastics
In order to continue their mission of serving the community through sustainability, Standish based materials company Vantage Plastics is now partnering with the Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) to integrate a community health worker (CHW) on site.
Podcast a “not-so-clinical approach to conversations surrounding all things mental health.”
Podcast hosted by three friends covers a range of topics like finding a therapist, tips for loved ones, and misconceptions and stigmas surrounding medications.
Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan’s social worker shortage
Mental health and social work advocates are pushing for legislative change to shift Michigan's social worker licensing process from a test-based approach to a practice-driven alternative that has proven successful in other states.
MI Tri-Share Child Care program gives boost to families and Blue Water Area businesses
Launched in St. Clair County in June 2022, the MI Tri-Share Child Care program increases the affordability of child care for families while helping local employers attract and retain a skilled workforce.
