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Feature Story Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Tracey Williams, and Becca Fleming at Packard Health Clinic at West Willow. Healthy Communities

Community-based health projects offer care for underserved residents in Detroit, Ypsi, and Jackson

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, May 23, 2024
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Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, April 25, 2024
Feature Story Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP. Healthy Communities

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERSunday, April 21, 2024
Feature Story Hillery Ross, How YOU Birth Doulas Services' administrative coordinator, and Allison Keessen, treasurer for How YOU Birth Doula Services. Healthy Communities

Initiative rapidly expands doula ranks in Muskegon County, with major implications for birth equity

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, April 15, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Healthy Communities

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, April 8, 2024
Feature Story Kristin Graham, principal of Macatawa Bay Middle School, confers with a student. Healthy Communities

Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, March 29, 2024
Feature Story Christine Sauvé works in policy, engagement, and communications for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, which worked with Michigan Sen. Stephanie Chang to draft language access legislation. Healthy Communities

New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, March 21, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. Healthy Communities

Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan's social worker shortage

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, March 18, 2024
Feature Story Rabbi Yudi Mann. Healthy Communities

West Bloomfield synagogue will train Jewish leaders on providing behavioral health support

RYLEE BARNSDALEFriday, March 15, 2024
Feature Story Elizabeth Agius, WSU School of Social Work associate director of research administration, with Larry West, Peers to Higher Education project manager. Healthy Communities

Wayne State University program helps peer support specialists pursue higher ed in mental health

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, March 4, 2024
Feature Story Dr. Kelsey Sala-Hamrick is the Michigan Public Health Institute's MI ACE project director. Healthy Communities

200-partner collaborative raises awareness about impact of adverse childhood experiences in Michigan

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 22, 2024
Feature Story Dr. Tiffany Abrego, executive director of behavioral health at the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan and associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University, and Jeremiah Green, whose idea led to the Mentally Fit Program. Healthy Communities

Program offering free mental health support for youth aims to create future mental health pros

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, February 12, 2024
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