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Hiawatha Behavioral Health

HBH is participating in the

 4th Annual "Walk a Mile in my shoes" rally

in Lansing on May 14th

Click on Release 1 & Release 2 for more information

Children’s Mental Health Specialist,

 Janice L. Cooper, PhD

to visit Hiawatha Behavioral Health

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – On May 14 and 15, Children’s Mental Health Specialist, Janice L. Cooper, PhD will be at Hiawatha Behavioral Health conducting interviews as part of a National Study.  Dr. Cooper is a health services researcher who specializes in children’s mental health.  Her research is focused on quality of care for children and youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cultural and linguistic competence and mental health financing.  She is a board member of the American College of Mental Health Administration (ACMHA) and a member of the Multicultural Advisory Committee of the New York State Office of Mental Health.  Dr. Cooper also teaches a graduate course in Child Health Policy at the Mailman School of Public Health-Columbia University.

 Dr. Cooper will be interviewing Hiawatha Behavioral Health staff, physicians, stakeholders, and consumers for research regarding “Unclaimed Children Revisited-Michigan Case Study.” This study is designed to update “Unclaimed Children: The Failure of Public Responsibility to Children in Need of Mental Health Services”, which became a rallying point for policy reforms in the field of child and adolescent mental health.  The current study includes a number of state case studies and will supplement and enrich the larger national study.  The findings from Michigan will inform Unclaimed Children Revisited and will provide information on what it takes, in a state context, to ensure that all children in need  receive appropriate mental health services.  

 

Hiawatha Behavioral Health uses the CAFAS, which is an approved measurement instrument, to determine the needs and functioning level of children.  Dr. Cooper will be evaluating the effectiveness of the CAFAS in providing services for children and their families.  Also, Dr. Cooper will conduct a “round table” discussion with Hiawatha Behavioral Health staff and other stakeholders regarding children’s mental health issues.   

 

Hiawatha Behavioral Health is pleased to have been selected to participate in the study and be a part of a state-specific report on the status of child mental health outcome management projects and related policies in Michigan. 

 

Hiawatha Behavioral Health is dedicated to serving the citizens of Chippewa, Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties . If you would like information about Hiawatha Behavioral Health please call 1-800-839-9443 TDD 906-632-5539 or visit our website at www.hbhcmh.org.

Our Mission Statement: Hiawatha Behavioral Health partners with consumers and other community based services to build resilience, facilitate recovery, enhance self-reliance, and improve the quality of life for individuals with severe mental/emotional illness and/or developmental disabilities in Chippewa, Schoolcraft, and Mackinac Counties.

                         

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