Chelsea hired its first community social worker, Emilee Fetters, in October of last year to help residents navigate the resources available to them. Fetters now offers open office hours for walk-in appointments multiple times a week at the Chelsea District Library and the Chelsea Senior Center. “Over the past few months, we’ve seen a significant ...
Chelsea Hospital will open a new Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) on Monday, Jan. 6. Located in Suite 203 of the hospital’s Professional Office Building, 14650 E Old US Hwy 12, Chelsea, MI 48118, the program will run three days per week for three hours each day. The program is designed to support adults ages ...
Community News Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County (JFS) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Outpatient Mental Health services. This accreditation is a significant milestone that recognizes JFS’s commitment to providing high-quality mental health services to adults, adolescents ...
Photo by Marina De Salis on Unsplash There’s a well-known phrase in neuroscience: “Neurons that fire together, wire together.” This means that the more we engage in a particular activity, the stronger the neural pathways supporting that activity become. For example, if you regularly practice writing, woodworking, or playing the guitar, these actions become more automatic over time, ...
Waterloo Resident Marsi Parker Darwin shares her nephew’s battle with schizophrenia and homelessness You know that little traffic triangle near Weber’s, where the highway merges with Jackson Road? There’s a little patch of brush and weeds. Maybe it’s not there anymore. But I used to live there. I had a little tent that was hidden ...
Community News *Please take note of the media resources at the bottom of this release for best practices and recommendations for reporting on suicide. The Washtenaw County Health Department is releasing a new Suicide Report detailing local suicide data trends through 2023. Overall Washtenaw County suicide death rates suggest a promising decrease in recent years, but it ...
By: Natalie Davies Happy Hooves Wellness, a Dexter family farm that focuses on social, emotional and mental health, is one of 80 organizations across the country taking part in a “Seen Through Horses” campaign this May, Mental Health Awareness Month. Founder of Happy Hooves Wellness Crystal Birchmeier said the farm’s staff of Equine Facilitated Learning ...
Mayor Jane Pacheco provided an update on considerations for the use of millage rebate funds to the city council at its February 5, 2024, meeting. Photo courtesy of City of Chelsea. The City of Chelsea is exploring ideas for the use of millage rebate funds it has received following the passage of the 2017 County ...
Washtenaw County Commissioner Jason Maciejewski and the City of Chelsea have invited Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to present at a Public Safety and Mental Health Townhall on Wednesday, January 24th at the Washington Street Education Center in Chelsea. The townhall speakers will address several concepts related to the ...
Today is World Mental Health Day and after the summer I have had, I couldn’t let the day go by without at least addressing the importance of this movement to understand mental health and how it can cripple some individuals! I, myself, experienced trauma this past May that left me emotionally numb in some areas, ...
By Carleen Nelson-Nesvig, STN Writer On September 21st, a breakfast meeting took place at the Women’s Center in Ann Arbor to provide information about their services. Staff members, including Marnie Leavitt, Executive, and Mary Kumbier, Community Engagement Manager, were present, fostering an atmosphere of food and conversation. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore counseling ...
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