Do Michigan parents have a right to see everything in kids’ medical records?
by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan June 15, 2026 Michigan law allows youth to get some medical care without…
Michigan Blue Cross to limit mental health benefit. Will thousands lose care?
by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan June 11, 2026 Patients covered by Michigan’s largest insurer will lose access to…
They sought help for son with mental illness. He ended up in jail
A Michigan family’s attempt to get their son emergency mental health assistance last year resulted in a police…
Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close
Michigan has nearly doubled its out-of-state youth mental health placements over the past decade. Costs have similarly surged…
Michigan boosts bed capacity in ‘horribly underserved’ mental health system
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Elizabeth Hertel, the state’s health department director, are touting the ‘increased capacity’ of Michigan’s…
Michigan paid consultants $2.9M for failed mental health redesign
Michigan paid McKinsey & Co. about $2.9 million to design a restructuring of its Medicaid-backed behavioral health system …
Oakland County diverts mental health patients to ERs amid crisis center takeover
Law enforcement is Oakland County is being asked to divert individuals in severe psychological crisis to hospitals rather…
State lawmakers describe ‘lack of service’ in Michigan’s mental health system
The Michigan House Oversight Committee is drafting a report on the state’s behavioral health system after weeks of…