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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed the legislation that would distribute grants to communities to create the programs.
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The employment rate for individuals in Michigan with serious mental illness increased in 2018.That's according to a new report from the Michigan…
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Officials broke ground Friday for a new state psychiatric hospital to be built in the Thumb.For more than a hundred years, the hospital in the small…
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This past Saturday was the 154th birthday of Nellie Bly, one of the first (if not the first) American investigative journalists.Her willingness to be…
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Talking about mental illness goes hand in hand with talking about stigma, that fear of being judged or having one’s symptoms blamed on bad behavior rather…
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For many years I’ve admired Milton Mack, who is about as authentic a Detroiter as they come. Two of his ancestors arrived with Cadillac when they founded…
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Fewer teens are dying from accidents and disease, but teen deaths from suicide continue to rise.The Michigan chapter of the National Alliance on Mental…
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A new Michigan State University survey finds most Americans remain ignorant of the signs of mental illness and drug use.The survey found most Americans…
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I have to admit I was surprised four years ago when Tom Watkins was appointed head of the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority. When I first knew him,…
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Starting December 1st, applications for concealed pistol licenses will pass thru a different system in Michigan.A new state law taking effect eliminates…