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2019 Celebration of Success

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) has been honoring those we serve and those who serve at the "Celebration of Success" held annually.  There were so many powerful moments from the evening. With over 65 individuals honored...

What's Up with Mental Health Services and Public Safety?

As part of their Washtenaw United series, WEMU 89.1 FM interviewed Lisa Gentz and Derrick Jackson to learn more about the 11 new programs that received funding from the 2017 millage to increase funding for mental health services and public safety.

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CARES: Help is Always Available

Seven days a week and 24 hours every day, the CARES access number for mental health and substance use treatment services offered by Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is staffed to serve you.

CARES social workers, therapists, peer-specialists, and ps...

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health staff joins the Washtenaw Metro Crisis Negotiation Team

As of November 1, 2019 five members of Community Mental Health will join the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) and respond to requests when CNT is activated.  New members of the team are Jessica Halliday, Sarah Stewart, Nicole Muraca, Christ...

CMH Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Update

The fiscal year begins this month, so we want to provide an update on our Fiscal Year 2020 budget.

On September 16th, the WCCMH Board approved a balanced FY20 budget and moved it forward to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. The FY20 as presented...

Mental Health Funding Gaps Foreshadow Crises in Michigan

In April, the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHAM) released a new analysis, “Systemic Underfunding of Michigan’s Public Mental Health System,” which studies the longstanding underfunding of Michigan’s public mental healthcare system. Th...

CMH Association Funding Advocacy Update

This document is also available here as a PDF for easy sharing.

In last Friday’s CMH Association Weekly Update, we carried a number of stories underscoring the latest efforts by this association and its allies in its funding advocacy effo...

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Dates for 2019

The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course teaches people to give “first aid” to those individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and/or who are in the early stages of a mental health disorder.

Join us and leave with a five-step action plan to help an ...

Washtenaw CMH 2017 Annual Report

Read all about our progress on our 2017-2022 strategic plan, our programs, recent initiatives, exciting opportunities and more!

Thanks to all of our amazing consumers and families, staff, peers and advocates, board members, community partners, and network ...