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Michigan’s community mental health agencies are stepping up to evolve the way they offer care to those in need — especially crisis care. Genesee Health System and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority are two examples.

Michigan’s community mental health agencies are stepping up to evolve the way they offer care to those in need — especially crisis care. Genesee Health System and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority are two examples.

Starting September 25, people can order four free Covid tests per household. Here’s all the information you need about these kits

NYSOFA’s Future Planning Guidebook For Older Caregivers of Adults with I/DD is available online. It connects older adult caregivers with information and resources to begin the process of long-term planning.

Detroit officials have expressed frustrations over the lack of state funding for long-term psychiatric care and housing.

The United States wealth gap is a persistent and complex issue. Financial institutions could help chip away at it. The top 10% of income earners own 69% of the wealth, while the lowest 50% have less than 3%. ...

A barbecue in Seattle is bringing the community together and will support events for youth of color in the region. United Way of King Countys second annual Community Barbecue is on Saturday at Renton Memorial Stadium. Proceeds will go to after-school programming for the Racial Equity Coalition. ...

A person experiencing a mental health crisis who barricaded themselves inside an apartment and threatened others with a firearm was taken into custody on Monday after more than three hours of negotiations.

An event is being held this weekend to honor a farmworker who died on the job in Bellingham. It also coincides with the anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Walking Together in Remembrance will take place on Sunday to recognize the passing in 2017 of Honesto Silva Ibarra, a 28-year-old farmworker who collapsed from heat stress at work. ...

Augusta University professor Dr. Michael Vitacco says the best option in cases of mental health struggles is early intervention before law enforcement is involved.