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Partner Content A LifeCircles PACE participant shows off their coloring. LifeCircles provides a day center and encourages participants to attend for socialization. Healthy Communities

Michigan works to bridge gaps in elder care, allowing more adults to age at home

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, March 3, 2022
Partner Content Pam Lynch, director of Harm Reduction Michigan. Healthy Communities

Michigan works to reverse rising substance use disorder during pandemic

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERWednesday, February 16, 2022
Partner Content Behavior Specialist Mary Carter asks students at Kalamazoo's Northwood Elementary to discuss their feelings. Healthy Communities

Michigan's Social-Emotional Learning Network helps schools serve the whole child

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 10, 2022
Partner Content Michigan OPEN partnering provider Dr. Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem holds naloxone nasal spray. Healthy Communities

Michigan network takes preventive approach to address rising opioid overdoses

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 3, 2022
Partner Content Pastor Dillon Burns, Manchester United Methodist Church. Healthy Communities

In rural Washtenaw County, faith leaders work with mental health providers to address COVID impacts

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, January 27, 2022
Partner Content Edward Lofton and his mother Joanna Lofton, community resource specialist at the Autism Alliance of Michigan. Edward lives with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, like many people with ASD, has faced unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy Communities

Michigan organizations help people living with autism reduce risks of COVID-19

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, January 6, 2022
Partner Content Kevin Fischer. Healthy Communities

Michigan prepares for long-term mental health effects of COVID-19

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, December 16, 2021
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PODCAST: Migrant workers, rural Michigan, and rethinking community during COVID

Issue Media GroupFriday, November 26, 2021
In The News podcast6 Healthy Communities

PODCAST: Reconnecting to behavioral health care in a time of crisis

Issue Media GroupFriday, November 19, 2021
Partner Content Scott Hutchins, school mental health and Medicaid consultant for the Michigan Department of Education Office of Health and Nutrition Services. Healthy Communities

Michigan schools adopt new software to expand mental health services

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 18, 2021
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Under-recognized frontline workers help spread word on COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 11, 2021
In The News sohpodcast Healthy Communities

PODCAST: Combating older adults' loneliness during COVID – and beyond

Issue Media GroupFriday, November 5, 2021
In The News podcast Healthy Communities

PODCAST: How COVID-19 helped Michiganders reconnect to care

Issue Media GroupTuesday, October 26, 2021
Feature Story Duane Breijak, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers' Michigan chapter. Healthy Communities

Michigan agencies seek strategies to address child welfare worker shortage

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, October 22, 2021
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More paramedics give proactive, non-emergency care as community paramedicine grows in Michigan

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 14, 2021
Feature Story Dr. Brad Merker. Healthy Communities

New clinic helps Michiganders overcome traumas of intensive care

Estelle Slootmaker Friday, October 8, 2021
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