Washtenaw County CMH

As of October 1, 2015, the Washtenaw Community Health Organization (WCHO) ceased to exist as the county's community mental health agency. Washtenaw County Community Support and Treatment Services (CSTS) has become the new Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH). The agency is now under the control of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners.

WCCMH provides mental health services to adults with a severe and persistent mental illness, children with a severe emotional disturbance, and individuals with a developmental disability, residing in the county. Board meetings and special events are a good time for families and local organizations to introduce themselves to the CMH Board, and learn more about how the service delivery system works in Washtenaw County.

Links to WCCMH information:
The Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) is now the Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan (CMHPSM). The PIHP, one of ten in the state, is a regional administrative entity that distributes Medicaid funds to its local partners, the Community Mental Health agencies for Washtenaw, Lenawee, Livingsston, and Monroe Counties. The reorganization of PIHPs and the reduction in number of PIHPs from 18 to 10 has been a somewhat easier transition for our region because the same counties participate in the PIHP as did under the old system. 

These are links to information about the CMHPSM and some of the services it provides:
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Michigan: Medicaid eligibility is not the only way to qualify for services for people with DD and other disabilities 3/13/2019

The 2018 Political Landscape for People with Disabilities (in 3 parts)

Michigan CMH Facts and Figures

Washtenaw County Notes on Community Mental Health Board Meetings:

2/15/193/25/19 ; 4/19/195/17/19; 6/21/19

Citizens for Mental Health and Public Safety (CMHPS) is a group of concerned citizens advocating that the money allocated to the City of Ann Arbor from the November 2017 Mental Health and Public Safety Millage be used for public safety and mental health services for the residents of Ann Arbor. See also this DD News post.

Washtenaw Coalition for Community Choice (WCCC) meeting April 9, 2019 on creating new housing for people with I/DD

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