KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow will be in Kalamazoo Thursday to participate in a roundtable on mental health services.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College will host the session, which will also include Integrated Services of Kalamazoo CEO Jeff Patton and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and the leader of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon.
The roundtable discussion will focus the mental health and substance use disorder services provided by Integrated Services of Kalamazoo. Opening remarks will be at 10:30 a.m., with the roundtable to begin at 10:45 a.m.
Senator Stabenow says last year she led the passage of the transformational initiative to fully fund high-quality mental health and substance use disorder services through Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, a program implemented and supported by SAMHSA. Due to the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Stabenow says every state and the District of Columbia can expand transformational behavioral health support to their residents.
Michigan began participating in Stabenow’s behavioral health initiative in 2021. There are currently 34 Certified Behavioral Health Clinics in Michigan, including Integrated Services of Kalamazoo.
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