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Michigan county to continue services during ‘stay home’ order
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32301
Subject(s) - mental health , closure (psychology) , order (exchange) , isolation (microbiology) , executive order , covid-19 , executive director , face (sociological concept) , medicine , telemedicine , public relations , business , political science , health care , public administration , psychiatry , management , law , sociology , finance , social science , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , pathology , economics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
Residents of Muskegon County in Michigan will still have access to mental health services to combat the negative effects of social isolation during the three‐week man‐date, mlive.com reported March 24. HealthWest, a community mental health center in Muskegon, will continue to provide behavioral health and substance use treatment during the stay‐at‐home order issued March 24 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the center announced in a news release. Whitmer banned all non‐essential travel and ordered the closure of most businesses for three weeks to slow the spread of COVID‐19 across the state. “Extended isolation puts the individuals we serve at risk, and our staff is here to help make sure those we serve know they are not alone,” HealthWest Executive Director Julia Rupp in a released statement. Although the health center has closed most of its facilities to limit the number of face‐to‐face meetings, HealthWest has increased the use of telemedicine and virtual meetings to continue serving patients. “While we may have closed most of our facilities, our staff is still working around the clock to assist those in services,” Rupp said. “We want those we serve to have the support they need during this crisis.”