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Last year, multiple lawsuits alleged physical and sexual abuse at a Missouri mental health facility. Around the same time, Grand Traverse County kids were sent there for treatment.
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A Charlevoix day program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is set to close this month. Families are left with few options for care as providers warn of systemic issues to maintain services.
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Northern Michigan needs a facility to help people with mental health issues. That's the recommendation of a Michigan House report. The region has a severe lack of psychiatric hospital beds.
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A new Michigan House of Representatives report says northern Michigan needs a dedicated mental health facility to address a severe shortage of psychiatric beds. Advocates are now pushing lawmakers to fund the project in the next state budget.
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Advocates in northern Michigan want to see a delayed state report on Michigan’s mental health system, as the region faces provider shortages and lack of inpatient beds for children.
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State lawmakers and advocates want to know when they'll see a report they were expecting months ago on the state of Michigan's mental health infrastructure.
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Stress over weather and markets to sell their products has endangered family farms. And now, state funding for farmer mental health counseling is gone — not among the items renewed in this year’s budget.
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Amid a rise in child mental health challenges, United Way of Northwest Michigan wants to offer free counseling. It just needs therapists to volunteer.
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On July 26, a man started stabbing people inside the Walmart near Traverse City. We look at what we know and the suspect's history of mental illness.
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Earlier this year, the Family Assessment and Safety Team team was advertised as 24/7. Now, teams are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.