Youth Mental Health First Aid training

The Guidance Center will bring the evidence-based Youth Mental Health First Aid training in Downriver middle and high schools. This program will increase the number of school personnel trained to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health issues or substance use...

Project Restore Hope

This grant was awarded as part of the Suicide Prevention Funder Collaborative sponsored by the Health Fund, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the Ethel & James Flinn Foundation, and The Children’s...

Suicide Prevention at Michigan’s First LGBTQ+ Medical Home

This grant was awarded as part of the Suicide Prevention Funder Collaborative sponsored by the Health Fund, Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Michigan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the Ethel & James Flinn Foundation, and The Children’s...

Suicide Prevention in Rural Health Clinics

This grant was awarded as part of the Suicide Prevention Funder Collaborative sponsored by the Health Fund, Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Michigan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the Ethel & James Flinn Foundation, and The Children’s...

Young Adult Support Teams for those at High Risk for Suicide

This project will replicate the Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) intervention for a young adult population (ages 18-28). Young adults who have been recently discharged from a mental health unit for major depression and suicidal ideation will nominate four caring...

Adolescent Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program

The goal of this program is to greatly improve the identification rates of youth, ages 11-18, who struggle with depression, suicidality, potential substance abuse concerns, and other mental and behavioral health issues, all within a primary care context, using a peer...

Evidence-Based Research Study

This grant supports the third phase of the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan’s be nice. program, a mental health education and bully and suicide prevention initiative that creates positive, cultural change through simple daily actions. This phase supports...

Emotionally Healthy Children and Teens

This project uses a “whole child” approach to cultivate emotionally healthy children and teens, thereby preventing more serious mental health issues; decrease suicidal ideation, attempts, and death; and create stronger support systems between children, families, and...

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