Healthcare

New Pine Rest urgent care center offers quicker psychiatric help for youths

As youth mental health needs strain Michigan families, Pine Rest opens its new Pediatric Center of Behavioral Health. The center offers expanded inpatient treatment, the state’s first pediatric psychiatric urgent care center, and new services for children and adolescents. 

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Grand Rapids consortium launches youth sexual health toolkit addressing care gaps

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Health equity, representation drive dentist’s mission

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Policies, programs, and research shaping maternal mental health care

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The Davies Project expands care by connecting families to oral health

With Delta Dental Foundation’s support, The Davies Project, based in Lansing, removes transportation barriers, helping families access dental care as well as critical medical appointments for seriously and chronically ill children and expectant women.

“When I grow up.” Inspiring kids to dream big about careers in health care

These collaborations show how growing interest in health care careers can begin early.

Detroit Schools Health Hubs
How one school system bridges the care gap with innovative Health Hubs

Detroit’s Health Hubs embed medical, behavioral, and dental care inside schools, ensuring students receive essential services and thrive in class.

Community mental health’s unsung heroes: Ashley Gibson, recovery coach

Gibson’s journey from inmate to recovering addict to recovery coach gives her a unique perspective.

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