UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will be receiving a grant of $1.66 Million in order to better treat children with epilepsy.
The grant is being paid out by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal Child and Health Systems Branch in increments of $416,000 over four years.
The purpose of the grant is to better serve Michigan’s epileptic children with an emphasis on those who live in rural and underserved areas.
“This new funding opportunity provides greater access to comprehensive services for children, youth and their families living with epilepsy,” MDHHS Director Robert Gordon said in a press release. “By partnering with four of the major epilepsy centers in Michigan – Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, and Mercy Health Hauenstein Neurosciences – epilepsy patients and their families will have better access to specialty care and more successful transitions to adult specialists to effectively manage their epilepsy.”
According to the press release, 13,000 children in Michigan up to 17 years old have been diagnosed with epilepsy, and 25% reside in rural areas.
