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Mental health millage means help for more people — and a healthier community
In Washtenaw County, adults served by community mental health increased 147%, and youths served 104%.
“Beyond Incarceration”: New program offers supportive services for people leaving Washtenaw County Jail
Packard Health's Beyond Incarceration initiative provides connections to primary care, behavioral health services, and recovery resources for individuals preparing for release from the Washtenaw County Jail.
Research shows ongoing life expectancy disparities between Ypsi and Ann Arbor
New research concludes that socioeconomic disparities continue to contribute to lower life expectancy in Ypsi, particularly for residents of color.
Recovery: Michigan offers many options outside of residential care.
Washtenaw County professionals providing substance use disorder services contend that Michigan's far from being a rehab desert.
Ann Arbor Y opens low-cost Ypsi wellness center in former preschool collaborative
Ypsilanti's YMCA preschool collaborative closed its doors in March, but the facility reopened in June as something else entirely — a neighborhood center offering affordable wellness and community programs.
Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit
A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.
Washtenaw County seeks organizations’ input on senior millage before dollars begin to flow
A new request for information, aimed at local organizations that serve seniors, is designed to help Washtenaw County shape its spending of millage funds.
Ypsi community center offers senior cafe, weekly dinner, free space for nonprofits
Programming has grown swiftly in the last year and a half at Ypsilanti Township nonprofit Peace Neighborhood Center’s HUB Community Center, which serves the West Willow, Gault Village, and Sugarbrook neighborhoods.
School mental health mini-grants have big impacts in Washtenaw County
Over the last seven years, many Washtenaw County students and their teachers have been empowered to lead mental health-related projects through a series of mini-grants.
Mental health millage means help for more people — and a healthier community
In Washtenaw County, adults served by community mental health increased 147%, and youths served 104%.
“Beyond Incarceration”: New program offers supportive services for people leaving Washtenaw County Jail
Packard Health's Beyond Incarceration initiative provides connections to primary care, behavioral health services, and recovery resources for individuals preparing for release from the Washtenaw County Jail.
Research shows ongoing life expectancy disparities between Ypsi and Ann Arbor
New research concludes that socioeconomic disparities continue to contribute to lower life expectancy in Ypsi, particularly for residents of color.
Recovery: Michigan offers many options outside of residential care.
Washtenaw County professionals providing substance use disorder services contend that Michigan's far from being a rehab desert.
Ann Arbor Y opens low-cost Ypsi wellness center in former preschool collaborative
Ypsilanti's YMCA preschool collaborative closed its doors in March, but the facility reopened in June as something else entirely — a neighborhood center offering affordable wellness and community programs.
Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit
A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.
Washtenaw County seeks organizations’ input on senior millage before dollars begin to flow
A new request for information, aimed at local organizations that serve seniors, is designed to help Washtenaw County shape its spending of millage funds.
Ypsi community center offers senior cafe, weekly dinner, free space for nonprofits
Programming has grown swiftly in the last year and a half at Ypsilanti Township nonprofit Peace Neighborhood Center’s HUB Community Center, which serves the West Willow, Gault Village, and Sugarbrook neighborhoods.
School mental health mini-grants have big impacts in Washtenaw County
Over the last seven years, many Washtenaw County students and their teachers have been empowered to lead mental health-related projects through a series of mini-grants.
