How to Access Mental Health Services For Your Child Using Public or Private Healthcare Coverage

This training provides families with detailed information on how to effectively utilize or get healthcare coverage in order to access mental health services for their child. Including:

• How and where to access mental health services

• What is Community Mental Health and how can they help

• What are the eligibility criteria for publicly funded programs

• What is the array of services available through  specific programs

• What to do if you are uninsured

• Understanding your private or public mental healthcare benefits

• Understanding how Michigan’s public mental health system operates

• Tips for maximizing your benefits

June 25, 2008 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD, 6065 Learning Lane, Indian River, MI 49749

June 26, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m..

Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District, 1074 Pyle Drive, Kingsford, MI 49802

To register for training, phone the CSHCS Family Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722.

Will Your Teen be Ready for Adult Life?

This training is for parents of teens with serious mental health conditions. These teens often report that they would like help finishing school, getting a good job, finding a place to live, living on their own, and making friends. Information and practical suggestions will be shared for helping your teen prepare for the transition from high school to employment or higher education; from home to independent living; and from child to adult community services, including:

• School-based transition planning

• Mental Health Programs

• Substance Abuse Programs

• Post Secondary Training

• Employment

• Housing

• Human Services

• Family planning & parenting assistance

June 25, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD, 6065 Learning Lane, Indian River, MI 49749

June 26, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District, 1074 Pyle Drive, Kingsford, MI 49802

To register for training, phone the CSHCS Family Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722.

ACMH is pleased to join as a partner in Michigan’s Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center project. The center’s goal is to improve access to quality care and supports for children with special needs in their communities by empowering families.

Together with other family, community, and state-wide partners, we will seek to enhance our resources and expand outreach to families across Michigan through training and parent-to-parent support.
 
ACMH will be providing statewide training on both: How to Access Public Health Care Insurance for Mental Health Issues and Helping Families Transition from Children’s to Adult Mental Health Systems.

If you are interested in learning more about our partners and the services and training they provide, visit http://www.bridges4kids.org/f2f.