How can Michigan address its dire shortage of mental health professionals?
Even as mental health issues have risen worldwide, Michigan has fallen behind on having enough health professionals to address that trend.
State of Health
Intergenerational programs bring younger and older Michiganders together to promote healthier aging
With funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the national nonprofit Generations United is bringing generations together to build communities that work better for all.
Michigan tackles dramatic rise in problem gambling
Numerous Michiganders have struggled with problem gambling since online gambling was legalized in the state, but help is available.
Michiganders take action against food apartheid
The term "food apartheid" has increasingly supplanted "food desert" as a way to describe the conditions affecting urban and rural communities that lack access to healthy foods.
Michigan works to bridge gaps in elder care, allowing more adults to age at home
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness about how Michigan communities can bridge gaps in care and improve quality of life for older residents.
Michigan works to reverse rising substance use disorder during pandemic
Across Michigan, health professionals are racing to understand which communities have been hit hardest by substance use disorder during the pandemic – and how to turn the trend back around.
Michigan’s Social-Emotional Learning Network helps schools serve the whole child
The new network's members, including superintendents, principals, teachers, and school counselors, are helping Michigan's schools instill social-emotional learning in their school cultures.
Michigan network takes preventive approach to address rising opioid overdoses
The Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network focuses on setting prescribing recommendations for providers, distributing Naloxone, reducing surplus opioids, and more.
In rural Washtenaw County, faith leaders work with mental health providers to address COVID impacts
The 5 Healthy Towns Foundation sought new ways to address rising mental health issues in Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester, and Stockbridge. One solution it identified was equipping faith leaders to help.
Michigan docs tackle youth mental health crisis with on-demand psychiatric support from U-M program
Michigan Child Collaborative Care helps primary care providers address their young patients' mental health by offering same-day phone consultations with psychiatrists, among other services.
