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The youth and family services team at WCCMH provides behavioral health and case management support to youth and their families. A millage-funded case manager coordinates community-based services for youth and their families.
The Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti has millage-funded psychiatric staff provide assessments, medication reviews, and other services to help youth manage their symptoms and improve their well-being.
Check & Connect and Education Advocacy provide mentorship, support, and advocacy for students at Ypsilanti and Lincoln schools—many with behavioral health concerns. The goal: to interrupt the school to prison pipeline.
Prior to the millage, many youth couldn't access community mental health services due to lack of Medicaid insurance or not meeting state criteria. Since millage funds became available, WCCMH has served 104% more youth.
This millage-funded pilot is designed to empower youth athletic communities to promote mental well-being and prevent suicide in Skyline High School. Over 10 coaches provide resources and support to students.
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In 2023, millage funding supported various programs, such as case management and assessment services benefiting over 800 children, Mom Power sessions for mothers, and trauma training sessions for school staff.
Millage-funded social workers are embedded in multiple public schools to provide school-based mental health care and referrals to community-based providers for regular education students—an underserved population.
Millage-funded mini grants allow students at 16 Washtenaw County high schools and middle schools to design mental health programming for their peers. The aim: To destigmatize mental illness and promote well-being.
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Ypsilanti Housing Commission’s Family Empowerment Program supports youth and families living in complexes across the county owned by the commission with employment, education, and health and wellness programs. Millage funds support two staff members at the commission who provide case management and programming.
The Student Advocacy Center's Check and Connect Program is an evidence-based intervention that serves students attending Ypsilanti-area schools. Student Advocacy Center staff provide weekly school progress checks, personalized interventions, and frequent communication with schools and parents, guardians, and caretakers.
A free, weekly pop-up program supporting young kids in underserved neighborhoods’ right to dream, believe, explore, and create through sport, nutrition, reading, and writing. Community. Leadership. Revolution. Academy operates at four sites across the county including South Pointe Scholars, New Parkridge, Carrot Way, and Pauline.
The Washtenaw Health Project helps facilitate a six-week bilingual Latinx teen empowerment group during the summer at Ypsilanti High School. The program is facilitated by Spanish speaking social workers in partnership with Beunos Vecinos, Mexiquenses, University of Michigan School of Social Work, and Amplify Colectivo.
