This initiative will pilot the Spectrum Family Support Partner program, training parents of color to serve as peer mentors for other families of color with children with autism spectrum disorder. The program will gather feedback through surveys, focus groups, and...
Pine Rest will form a multidisciplinary team approach for triaging patients and providing testing services that includes the utilization of psychometrists, and ensuring patients are matched to appropriate services with the right provider. Additionally, Pine Rest will...
Hope for Aging Caregivers seeks to improve the lives of aging family caregivers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by implementing scalable technology in partnership with Hope Trust to leverage a peer-to-peer approach – that coordinates...
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services (Pine Rest) will improve access to pediatric behavioral health treatment through the implementation of innovative workforce development activities, integrated care training, and improved systemic collaboration. Frontline...
Henry ford health System (HFHS) will implement systems changes to streamline screening and automate referrals to further evaluation at the HFHS’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders (CADD) or other community providers. Based on successful system changes seen...
This project will improve access to behavioral health services in the Upper Peninsula by increasing the number of applied behavioral analytic professional and paraprofessional service providers. Northern Michigan University will develop and deploy an online behavior...
This pilot will improve long-term outcomes for children with autism or a related disability who are boarded in emergency departments with a psychiatric crisis. Emergency departments are ill-equipped to manage this population, resulting in prolonged, stressful...
The MI-OCEAN Family Support Project addresses the negative health impacts again caregivers face when tackling their own age-related issues while supporting their family members with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. This statewide initiative will...
Collaborating with community partners, the Learning Center will provide all encompassing care including screenings and diagnosis, early intervention, evidenced based treatment, and an array of medical services to improve the lives of those with an Autism Spectrum...
