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Longform Family Medical Center Behavioral Health Therapist Alexis Cavins and School Based Services Supervisor Meredith Gilliam at Wagar Middle School in Carleton.

Teletherapy and telepsychiatry visits help Southeast Michigan students improve mental health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 17, 2021
Longform Isabel Romero looks at mementos of her family members who have died of COVID-19.

Grief in isolation: Michiganders navigate a disrupted grieving process during COVID-19

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 27, 2021
Longform Nathaniel Bergman administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a homebound resident in her home.

Michigan agencies offer in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for homebound residents

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 13, 2021
Longform Dr. Patricia Deldin.

Program created by U-M professor adopts Weight Watchers model for mental health support

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, April 27, 2021
Longform Second graders at Petoskey’s Central Elementary School practice mindfulness in 2019.

Meals and mindfulness: How Michigan schools are connecting nutrition and behavioral health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 1, 2021
Longform Terry Dangerfield, superintendent of Lincoln Park Public Schools, talks with Nicole Chubb, the district's executive director of special education. The district received funding from Michigan's Education Equity Fund.

CARES Act dollars support Michigan children's mental health through state's Education Equity Fund

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 4, 2021
Longform Camren Stott.

For Michigan’s Indigenous residents, decolonized food is medicine that decreases health disparities

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 18, 2021
Longform Woman walks with an older woman

Michigan Dementia Coalition seeks to maximize quality of life for those living with dementia

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 4, 2021
Longform Dr. Wassim Tarraf has carried out research on COVID-19's impact on people of color.

Michigan grapples with COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color's mental health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 14, 2021
Longform Mariah Martin.

Michigan makes strides towards implementing implicit bias training for all health care workers

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, December 17, 2020
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