Familiar surroundings and personal attention may be the best medicine for families struggling to find mental help for their loved ones.
Familiar surroundings and personal attention may be the best medicine for families struggling to find mental help for their loved ones.
Jo Ann Gross and her husband Jay Gross made a video pleading for help in his car from a hospital parking lot. After spending days in an emergency room waiting for psychiatric help for their teenage son.
âSomething s got to give, and something s got to change,â Jo Ann Gross said.
Gross recently learned they are able to transfer their 15-year-old to another care facility, after already spending a couple weeks at a different one.
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See how Michigan compares to other states in mental health status during pandemic
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
Mental health professionals say depression and anxiety have increased during the pandemic. (Advance illustration) Advance Local Graphic Artist
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It’s not hard to find anecdotal evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Michiganders’ mental health.
As the nearly yearlong pandemic rages on, senior citizens to working-age adults to children are struggling with social isolation and the upending of normal routines.
While Michigan’s suicide rate has not increased, according to preliminary data, clinicians say the numbers seeking counseling are up. More people are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety. For those already struggling with mental health issues before the pandemic, the current crisis has made things even worse.
Five mental health centers in Detroit and one in Jackson have received federal grants to develop more comprehensive substance use treatment programs as the COVID-19 pandemic has created more service needs.The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration granted nearly $24…
6 Michigan mental health centers receive federal substance use treatment grants
Funding will expand treatment services as needs mount because of pandemic
Six centers share $24 million in grants
Neighborhood Service Organization
Neighborhood Service Organization is a Detroit-based integrated health and human service agency that delivers community-based services and holistic programs for vulnerable populations. The agency serves nearly 10,000 people annually in Wayne and Oakland counties.
Five mental health centers in Detroit and one in Jackson have received federal grants to develop more comprehensive substance use treatment programs as the COVID-19 pandemic has created more service needs.
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration granted nearly $24 million to the six centers that also allows them to expand opioid addiction and suicide prevention services by becoming certified community behavioral health clinics.