Mental Health

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.

Some violent offenders could soon gain access to Michigan’s mental health and drug treatment courts under legislation passed Thursday in the Michigan Senate.

The goal is for children to spend 906 hours outside in 2024 as a way to get off screens and improve mental well-being.