Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Meetings

 Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) Information

From the Website: 

"What is Community Mental Health?

"Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is one of several community-based mental healthcare organizations in Michigan. We provide mental health services to adults with a severe and persistent mental illness and children with a severe emotional disturbance, and services to individuals with an intellectual and/or developmental disability, residing in Washtenaw County. We have locations in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Please read our Programs and Services page to learn more about what we offer, and feel free to call us at 734-544-3050 to talk more about Getting Started."

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WCCMH Board Meetings are Bi-monthly from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

The next meeting is scheduled for November 18th, 2022

WCCMH Board members are encouraged to participate in person to count towards a quorum. All others are welcome to attend this meeting virtually.

In Person:  Learning Resource Center-Michigan Room
4135 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan (near US 23 and Washtenaw Ave.)

Virtual via Zoom:    
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Meetings schedule

View the WCCMH 2022 Board and Board Committees meeting schedule revised 11-3-22 

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following WCCMH Board approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

WCCMH Board Members, revised 5-9-22

Study shows that Universal Masking in schools leads to fewer Covid cases

An article from the Washington Post,  "Universal masking leads to fewer covid cases in schools, study finds" by Donna St. George, 11/10/22, answers questions about the effectiveness of face masks in preventing the spread of Covid. 

Here are some excerpts from the article: 

"Public schools that kept universal masking requirements in place last year had significantly fewer coronavirus cases than their counterparts that lifted mandates as state policies changed, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that weighs in on the hotly debated pandemic safety measure.

"The study, which followed schools in the Boston region during the 2021-2022 academic year, found that the end of mask requirements was associated with an additional 45 coronavirus cases per 1,000 students and staff members — or nearly 12,000 cases during a 15-week period from March to June. "

The  conclusion of the study was that universal masking (requiring masks at school as opposed to leaving the decision up to individual students and their parents) is an important strategy in reducing the incidence of Covid, especially during periods of high transmission of the virus.

"The toll of the additional coronavirus cases was stark: They translated into at least 17,500 missed school days for students and 6,500 missed school days for staff members, at a time when schools were following an isolation period of at least five days for those infected, the study said."

One expert pointed out that the finding is important to the current crisis in child health, with many hospitals overwhelmed by children with respiratory infections including RSV, influenza and covid-19. 

“'Masking is one of the rare tools that can combat all of these,' she said."

Daniel Barker, 10/2/1976 - 10/16/2002

Our son Danny died a few weeks ago at the age of 46, but he held an outsized place in our hearts and he is still there with us.  All in all, he was mostly happy and blissfully unaware of his condition.

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DANIEL BARKER OBITUARY

 

Barker, Daniel Howard 10/2/1976 - 10/16/2022 Ypsilanti, MI. 

 

Danny Barker was born in Redwood City, California, on 10/2/76, and moved with his family to Ann Arbor in 1985. Danny lived with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and made an indelible mark on those around him. Within very limited physical and mental abilities, he displayed exuberance for life, a love of music, and a flashy smile that lit up the room. Some of the best years of his life were spent at High Point School in Ann Arbor and at the Just Us Club after school program and, later, in the JUC Adult Activity program, that includes Music Therapy. He leaves his family heartbroken but with many fond memories of his flair for life. He is survived by his parents, Jill and John Barker, his brother Ian Barker, and his sister Jennie Barker. Before passing, his grandparents, Fred and Janet Howard of Garrett Park, Maryland, and Jane and Roger Barker of Orlando, Florida, played an important role in his life. This continued with his aunts, uncles, and cousins. Deserving of special credit are the teachers and staff at High Point School, who worked with Danny and took care of him at school, and the staff and management at Clark Road Group Home in Ypsilanti, Michigan, who cared for him for more than 20 years. For those who wish to honor Danny's memory with a donation, the family requests donations be made to the High Point School Parent Staff Organization at 1735 S. Wagner Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 and to the Just Us Club (with a note that it is for Music Therapy) at P.O. Box 2688, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-9998.

 

Published by Ann Arbor News from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, 2022.