community mental health

Today, we heard from Dr. Thomas Veverka, a trauma surgeon who urged Michigan lawmakers to act on gun safety legislation at the capitol yesterday. Then, a conversation with a Detroit chef who recently won the TV show Chopped.

Finding the right therapist can be especially hard for patients from marginalized communities. We heard about an effort to fix that. Then, the story of how a backyard boxing ring in the U.P. Plus, two education experts on project-based learning.

The ongoing mental health crisis is pushing more and more people to seek mental health support. Finding a culturally responsive therapist can make the search for help even tougher.

The Biden administration is increasing funding for a new kind of mental health clinic, first established by legislation introduced in 2015 by Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow. The clinics offer a full range of mental health care services, to anyone in the community who needs it, regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.

Authors of an interim report say Ann Arbor's city council and its residents need to decide on the scope of a mental health 9-1-1 program that bypasses armed police

The facility would offer short-term, secure care as an alternative to emergency departments and jail cells.

The state Senate will begin hearings soon on a proposed overhaul of how Michigan offers publicly funded mental health services. There are lots of…

A new report shows Michigan falls short when it comes to mental health services. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan looked at several aspects, but…

When you have an injury or illness that needs immediate attention, but isn't an emergency, you head to the urgent care center. Those facilities allow…

Mental health patients might have to wait longer to get their conditions diagnosed – if they can get care at all. That’s according to mental health…