First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center a stepping stone to mental wellness
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center provides services when people need them most. The 24/7 facility treats patients of all ages, irrespective of insurance.
Partner Partner Content 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 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.
Redistricting – and how nonprofits helped to preserve democracy
While memories of the November elections might be fading, the results are here for the long haul as the new Michigan legislature gets to work. In this feature by MJ Galbraith, read how historically underrepresented “communities of interest” weighed in on redistricting decisions of the bipartisan Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission with some surprising results.
Ice sculptors showcase talents at St. Clair’s Icy Bazaar
Michigan-based ice sculptors share their experiences with ice carving and how they learned the unique skill.
Dirty Little Pours: Lexington couple discovers hidden talent for epoxy creations
Lexington residents and "Do-It-Yourself-Duo" say pandemic lockdown led them to discover new talents for epoxy art, leading to the creation of their new business.
Partner Partner Content Michigan Works! Going PRO Talent Fund strengthens workforce through training
Michigan Works! Macomb/St. Clair doesn’t just focus on skill development for first-time or returning employees. Through the Going PRO Talent Fund, Michigan Works! provides resources for employers to offer skill development, helping to create a stronger workforce within in-demand industries.
Michigan’s breastfeeding networks educate parents, address disparities, advocate for parent rights
Support networks for breastfeeding parents are helping more little Michiganders get their best start in life.
Michigan’s community mental health and law enforcement agencies team up to keep people out of jail
As awareness about how policing and mental health intersect grows across the state, more Michigan counties are involving community mental health agencies in law enforcement response and diverting people who are simply experiencing symptoms of mental illness from jail.
Upper Peninsula program helps moms with opioid use disorder have healthier pregnancies
The program's goal is to identify and address the social determinant of health needs that create barriers for women with opioid use disorder.
