Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 4, 2017) A group of 18 behavioral health providers based in metro Detroit are banding together in response to uncertainty the sector faces locally and nationally. The MI Behavioral Health & Wellness Collaborative officially formed last month to give providers a more unified voice amid a leadership shakeup at Detroit Wayne Read more about Crain’s Detroit: Local behavioral health providers band together amid health care uncertainty[…]

The Oakland Community Health Network is seeking input from county resident before drafting its 2018 budget and service delivery plan. The health network provides, through contracting with other agencies and directly, services for county residents that have intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, or substance use disorder, as well as children with serious emotional disturbance. Read more about Oakland Press: Oakland Community Health Network wants community feedback before drafting 2018 budget, service delivery plan[…]

They often say the best predictor of future behavior is what we have done in the past. As the Legislature is examining how best to integrate physical health care with behavioral health care within the Medicaid/publicly-funded system, the current proposed language is pointing to the Medicaid Health Plans as the best solution. But this must Read more about The Detroit News Opinion: Make wise behavioral health plan[…]

Lansing — The U.S. House health care overhaul legislation approved last week could trigger the end of the state’s Healthy Michigan Medicaid expansion program or require legislators to make major changes, the state’s health director said Tuesday. It would cost the state roughly $800 million a year to continue the low-income insurance plan on its Read more about The Detroit News: Lyon – House health bill threatens Medicaid expansion[…]

The Southfield Human Services Department, in conjunction with Training And Treatment Innovations Inc., will offer housing services to veteran families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The services will be offered on the first Tuesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Southfield Human Services Department, 26000 Evergreen Road. Read more about Oakland Press: Housing services offered in Southfield for homeless veterans[…]

Hope Network now has a presence in Holland. The center at 11172 Adams St. will work to move Ottawa County and Allegan County residents with disabilities — or individuals with different abilities, as Hope Network CEO Phil Weaver says — into gainful employment within the community. “The whole key is to help people become independent,” Read more about Holland Sentinel: Hope Network opens development center for Ottawa, Allegan counties[…]