Students, lawmakers and environmental activists from across the state gathered Tuesday on the Capitol steps, calling for climate action, environmental justice and clean energy policy.
Trained in the treatment of both physical and mental health needs, PMHNPs serve as a bridge between those worlds.
Michigan is repaying student loans for some mental health workers, a financial boost that keeps mental health workers on the job, caring for children.
Demand is high for mental health services across many agencies in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, and many peer supporters are ground zero — serving communities that are marginalized, diverse, and in high need.
In order to get the most from mental health care, patients need counselors who can fully understand them – from language, to culture, to the experiences of members of a marginalized community.
The demand for mental health providers has always outpaced supply. This has only gotten worse over the past few years.
Teletherapy is more common than ever after the COVID-19 pandemic practically made its use a necessity. But as with most things, online therapy comes with both benefits and drawbacks. Editor's Note: This story includes strong language and references to suicide.
June is recognized as Pride Month, a time when people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, and racial identities have a safe place to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride. Watershed Voice has compiled a list of resources for local, summer Pride events for Southwest Michigan.
What type of support does a child need to recover from the trauma of being shot? A Kalamazoo mother is on a lonely search for that answer.
In this edition of "Bites with Beca," Watershed's resident food critic writes, "In searching for the ideal restaurant to celebrate my father’s birthday this year I was on the hunt for 'a place of perfect happiness' and just so happened to find that exact definition in Kalamazoo’s Elysium (505 E. North St.)."
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