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Issues & Ale: The State of Mental Health in Michigan

When: Wednesday, April 4, 2018
6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Jolly Pumpkin Dexter
2319 Bishop Circle East,
Dexter, Michigan 48130
Host: Joe Linstroth

Mental health has been in the news lately and Michigan’s mental health system is facing major challenges. How do we integrate behavioral and physical health care to benefit people who really need it?

How is the system funded and who controls and has access to those dollars?

What changes may be coming and what’s the long term outlook for our mental health care system?

Join Stateside Executive Producer Joe Linstroth as he talks with mental health experts about some of the challenges facing Michigan’s mental health system, and potential solutions.

Expected panelists:

Kevin Fischer, Executive Director - National Alliance on Mental Illness Michigan 

Milton Mack, State Court Administrator

Jane Shank, Executive Director - Association for Children's Mental Health

Robert Sheehan, CEO - Community Mental Health Association of Michigan

Issues and Ale is an event series from Michigan Radio designed to engage people in conversations about important issues facing Michigan...in an informal atmosphere. Stop by, have a drink, and join in the conversation.

Free Admission, but please register to attend.

Register here.

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