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Kevin Fischer.

COVID-19 a “potential positive” for how Michiganders receive and perceive mental health services

Relaxed state and federal regulations have allowed providers to offer more services online, resulting in increased engagement and opening the door to destigmatizing mental health.

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Making music has been a source of inspiration during the pandemic for youth connected with the MSU Community Music School in Detroit.

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The mental health toll on the nonprofit sector’s front line workers in Michigan has been significant.

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Finding connection through service amid the pandemic in a Pontiac neighborhood

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Shanna Moore leads CrimFit programming.
CrimFit Nutrition Program brings exercise and nutrition education to thousands of Flint kids at home

As Flint kids begin online-only schooling, opportunities for physical exercise and nutrition education will be scarce. But a team of Crim Fitness Foundation staffers is working to address that by bringing the Crim’s Nutrition Program (CrimFit) out of the classroom and into families' homes. 

School nurse Patricia McCraw prepares medication for a student at A.B. Hill Elementary. McCraw is part of a school nurse pilot program facilitated by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Shelby County Schools, and Urban Child Institute. (Cat Evans)
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