Washtenaw County Opioid Summit

Register now for the Washtenaw County Opioid Summit, organized by the Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project. This year’s summit will explore how substance use management, treatment, and recovery support services have changed in recent years, and will look at the insights we’ve gleaned from the pandemic’s effect on our local substance use disorder support landscape. … Read more

Voice of the WHI: Marci Scalera, founding co-chair of the WHI Opioid Project

On June 19, 2019, Joanne B. Jarvi, director of business development for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, spoke with Marci Scalera, founding co-chair of the WHI Opioid Project. Scalera, who recently retired from her role as director of clinical and substance use disorder services at the Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan, shares … Read more

Washtenaw County Opioid Summit

Register now for the Washtenaw County Opioid Summit, organized by the Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project. In the morning, guests will hear from Jimena Loveluck, health officer for the Washtenaw County Health Department, and Nicole Adelman, clinical and SUD services director for the Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan. The morning keynote will be … Read more

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Work Group Update

Update from the WHI Mental Health/Substance Use Work Group At the WHI Planning Group meeting in February, members worked in small discussion groups to identify the gaps that will remain for the low-income and uninsured in the county after implementation of the ACA.   Nearly every group identified mental health and substance use services for the … Read more