Conversations about hard topics like suicide can help prevent it.

Here’s how Michigan’s community mental health agencies are helping prevent youth suicide

Summit Pointe, Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan, and other community mental health agencies provide youth access to services that help them overcome suicidal thoughts and self-harming actions.

Titan, a male Goldendoodle and Labrador mix, will be working to support the mental health and wellness of the community through the Port Huron Police Department.
Port Huron Police Department welcomes Titan the therapy dog

Titan, a male Goldendoodle and Labrador mix, will be working to support the mental health and wellness of the community through the Port Huron Police Department.

Kala Sheridan, owner of Homemade Pies by Kala.
Homemade Pies by Kala transforms traditional sweet treats into edible works of art

A fresh, homemade pie made for her mother’s birthday led one Croswell resident to launch her own business creating intricate, one-of-a-kind pieces of edible art.

Playscape at Clay Township Park.
Michigan Spark Grants give boost to public recreation projects in Port Huron and Clay Township

Clay Township and Port Huron have been selected to receive funding totaling nearly $1.1 million through the Michigan Spark Grant program supporting plans for public recreation developments in both communities.

North Country Community Mental Health ACT Team. Left to right, back row: Dr. John Gherman, Kelsey Fettig, Amy Carey, Laura Tanton. Front Row: Carla Miller, Dee Whittaker.
ACT helps adults living with serious mental illness maintain independence and community

ACT’s goal is to help those living with serious mental illness to live as independently as possible — and to achieve the same aspirations most everyone seeks.

Aisha Sanders, owner and creator of Wicksup Candle Co. in Oak Park, explains the candle making process to a Food and Friendship Connections group.
Program brings friendship, needed resources to older adults living with HIV in Detroit and Lansing

Seventy-five Detroit- and Lansing-area residents have benefited from a pilot program called Food and Friendship Connections, which offers meals, transportation, and community for older adults living with HIV.

The Gathering: Local entrepreneur’s new business offers a unique dining experience

Owner and local entrepreneurial chef, Calah Wesley, is expanding her business which offers a one-of-a-kind, personal chef dining experience complete with seasonally-sourced ingredients.

Joe Polio, owner of RISE Fitness.
Local gym owner turns lifelong passion into a small business

Joe Polio, owner of RISE Fitness in Marine City, says he has never looked back after his career path was transformed following a life-changing accident.

Works of heart: McLaren Port Huron celebrates 50th patient to receive new lifesaving heart procedure

“The teamwork between all the different departments and hospital administration – just seeing everybody coming together and working hand-in-hand for that one patient, to help them? It's very rewarding,” says Pattie Dziubinski, manager of McLaren Port Huron’s Cardiovascular Lab, Extended Stay Unit.

Mental Health First Aid
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.

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