To accelerate the integration of children with autism into school and community life while reducing over-reliance on intensive ABA services. This will be achieved through a coordinated wraparound model that includes autism navigators and clinical support specialists,...
To strengthen the home visiting system by equipping home visitors with the tools and support needed to address maternal and family behavioral health challenges. This will be accomplished across 36 counties through targeted training, real time psychiatric consultation...
To reduce youth suicide risk in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, this initiative equips trusted adults with early intervention skills through SafeTALK trainings. It provides 14 in-person sessions across Michigan’s 12 federally recognized tribes and two...
To promote mental wellness and address high rates of suicide and substance use among American Indian and Alaska Native youth, this project brings the community-based Promoting Community Conversations About Research for Effective Solutions (PC CARES) model to the Bay...
This project builds on a 2024 Healthy Aging grant to develop the Michigan Community Care Collaborative to establish and manage contractual agreements with health-based organizations and insurance companies. This grant will implement and deploy a comprehensive system...
Through a sponsorship of the 2025 Grantmakers in Aging Midwest Regional Funders Forum, the Health Fund has the opportunity to help plan the event and highlight Healthy Aging partners throughout Michigan. The forum will bring together funders of all types and sizes...
This project would develop a statewide rural palliative care Project ECHO program, which would offer virtual care-based learning and mentoring sessions aimed at increasing knowledge, skills and confidence with providers engaging in palliative care. In addition, it...
To improve access to care for birthing individuals with substance use or opioid use disorders in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the CIRCLE UP program will integrate evidence-based pharmacotherapy, mental health services, and support for social determinants of...
To establish accessible and culturally relevant maternal health services for Indigenous families, the Gun Lake Tribe will launch a comprehensive program at the Gun Lake Tribal Health Center. The initiative will train staff, develop referral systems and care protocols,...
