Mental Health

A new art contest launched by the Bay Veterans Foundation is helping Michigan veterans process trauma through creative expression. With entries ranging from poetry to photography, organizers hope the “Invisible Wounds, Visible Expressions” contest will bring healing and awareness to the mental health challenges many veterans face.

Days before a man from Cheboygan attacked 11 people in a Traverse City Walmart, psychologists and mental health officials told lawmakers that northern Michigan lacks sufficient mental health resources. Some of the concerns raised were the lack of psychiatric beds and funding for outpatient therapy.

As the school year starts, Mount Pleasant High School students will be parting with their cellphones. The trend is growing around Michigan and the nation.

Traditional psychology focuses on what negative aspects cause mental health problems. But the Midland Area Wellbeing Coalitions looks at wellbeing in a different way and teaches people positive psychology, which focuses on what is working well and what stengths people already have to overcome struggles.

Children's Grief Center says one out of 11 kids in Michigan experience a loss of a parent of a sibling by the age of 18. Children's Grief Center offers peer support groups to help on the children's healing journeys.

A union representing teachers across Michigan is asking the state legislature to restore mental health and school safety funds that were cut in this year’s education budget.

Devastating droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes are symptoms of climate change we're already seeing. These dramatic events, as well as the slow changes to our environment, are accompanied with severe emotional turmoil.

Play production and workshops line up with mass shooting's 25th anniversary.

Lake Superior State University has announced it has partnered with Uwill to expand the school's teletherapy services. Uwill provides students with immedient access to crisis help lines and student tailored therapists.

Mount Pleasant Public Schools is partnering with a mental health coordination service in an effort to expand mental healthcare options for students, staff and families throughout the district.