Fw: MDHHS Public Forums: The Future Of Behavioral Health In Michigan

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On Friday, January 3, 2020, 10:57 AM, Marianne Huff <marian...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Happy New Year to You and Yours!  It is a brand new year filled with hope and opportunities!  This is certainly applicable to the public mental health system in Michigan.  The state of Michigan is looking for your input regarding the future of publicly-funded behavioral health care and is hosting a series of forums across the state.  You are strongly encouraged to consider attending one of these forums so that you can, "Let your voice be heard!"  Included in this email is some information about the forums and how you can obtain tickets for each!  

A message from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services:

 

Earlier this month, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon spoke to legislators about the MDHHS vision for the future of the state’s public behavioral health system. He spoke about the strengths of Michigan’s behavioral health system as well major challenges the system faces and the values we want to keep in the forefront as we move toward the future of behavioral health system reform. Director Gordon also reviewed key design elements of a future, improved system. In case you missed it, you can find the Director’s full remarks, slides, and supporting materials at www.Michigan.gov/futureofbehavioralhealth.

 

To continue the conversation, MDHHS is hosting public forums around the state to provide individuals and families served by our specialty behavioral health system a chance to ask questions and provide feedback on this vision for the future.

 

MDHHS will host five forums in early 2020, including four in-person events and one virtual forum. All events will be hosted from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Registration is not required, but strongly encouraged to help us best prepare for the events. You can find the links to register for each event below:  

• Register for Detroit on January 8 here
• Register for Grand Rapids on January 9 here
• Register for Marquette on January 22 here
• Register for Saginaw on January 30 here
• Register for our virtual forum on February 6 here 

A flyer with the full schedule of forums is also attached. We would appreciate your help spreading the word, especially to people and families served. You can also find updates and the most recent information on our website: www.michigan.gov/FutureOfBehavioralHealth. 

 

We hope these forums will be a valuable opportunity to hear from the most important stakeholders in our system—the people we serve. 

 

Future of Behavioral Health Team

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

 

Marianne Huff, CEO/Founder

Person-Centered Advocacy Services, LLC

Person-Centered Counseling Services, LLC

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