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Last discussed Mar 17, 2026.
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A 12-year CMH board member and longtime mental health advocate touted new programs like certified behavioral health clinics and jail diversion, but warned of Medicaid cuts, direct-care workforce shortages, and the possible return of a state RFP that could disrupt services.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 2:37 →A domestic violence and homelessness survivor who founded a St. Clair Shores nonprofit, she pitched her trauma-informed counseling credentials and her goal of linking community organizations with mental health support.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 6:29 →A career public servant with the City of Roseville's CDBG program and Macomb Community Action advisory board, he asked for the chance to keep serving the county's most vulnerable.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 9:02 →A 27-year mental health technician and former state payments worker, he laid out goals on quality of care, reducing access barriers for rural and underserved populations, and workforce retention.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 10:28 →A social worker and former community housing case manager, she spoke about the shortage of beds and services since state hospital closures and wanting to fight mental health stigma.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 13:02 →A 40-year geriatric health professional and Alzheimer's Association advocate, she emphasized mental health support for seniors and caregivers and leveraging her community connections.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 15:30 →Chesterfield Township's HR director and former Fraser assistant city manager, she wants to bridge first responders and mental health care access.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 18:04 →A Clinton Township planning commissioner and engineering professional, he stressed that trust must come before access to mental health services in historically overlooked neighborhoods.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 19:16 →A Priority Health community health worker, MSW student, and doula, she pitched her frontline resource-navigation experience and lived passion for mental health.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 22:38 →She shared an emotional personal story of postpartum mental health crisis 14 years ago, when help was unavailable, and advocated for dedicated postpartum crisis access, mother-baby units, and peer support.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 24:44 →A licensed professional counselor with a doctorate and decades in Detroit-Wayne and Macomb mental health systems, she offered expertise on workforce training, equitable access, and strategic planning.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 29:12 →A retired nurse who worked at Martha T. Berry, CMH, and Easter Seals, and a foster parent of three children with fetal alcohol syndrome, she urged simpler navigation to services — noting she struggled to get help even working inside the system.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Goverment Oversight and Health and Human Services Committees - Mar 17, 2026 · 39:42 →