News and Announcements
- Wayne Co. released hundreds of inmates for COVID. Was public safety compromised? (Detroit News)
- Stepping up: Jail programs tackle mental illness and substance abuse disorder (Traverse City Record Eagle)
- Stepping up: Jail programs tackle mental illness and substance abuse disorder (Corrections1)
- Three services: One provider at GTC jail (Traverse City Record Eagle)
- Changes In Mental, Medical Healthcare Coming To County Jail (the TICKER)
- Social Work celebrates Black History Month - 2022
- Michigan statewide emergency dispatch survey identifies need for cross-system collaboration
- The role of social work in emergency crisis response models
- Wayne State Social Work presenters at the 2022 SSWR Annual Conference
- Kent County Correctional Facility achieves gold standard of medical care for opioid addiction
- Opioid use disorder prevalent in Michigan’s jails finds new research from the CBHJ
- Vending machine at Oakland County Jail offering OD-reversing Narcan kits (The Oakland Press)
- As overdose numbers soar around the country, local hospitals feel the impact (WXYZ Detroit)
- Michigan jail’s vending machine dispenses naloxone to discharged inmates (Fox13 Memphis)
- Michigan jail’s vending machine dispenses naloxone to discharged inmates (Boston25 News)
- Jail vending machine provides naloxone to discharged inmates (Oakland County LegalNews)
- Naloxone offered to Oakland County inmates upon release through vending machines (WXYZ Detroit)
- Vending machine at Oakland County Jail offering OD-reversing Narcan kits (Royal Oak Tribune)
- Oakland County Jail adds vending machines that dispense free Narcan to discharged inmates (Fox2 Detroit)
- Oakland County Jail Vending Machine Provides Naloxone To Discharged Inmates (CBS62 Detroit)
- Oakland County Jail Vending Machine Provides Naloxone To Discharged Inmates (CW50 Detroit)
- Kent County Sheriff's Office receives certification for opioid use disorder treatment inside jail (WZZM13 Grand Rapids)
- Social Work launches a search for a full-time faculty member with specializations in behavioral health and criminal/legal systems
- Sheryl Kubiak named 2021 Mental Health Champion of the Year by the Mental Health Association in Michigan
- Grand Rapids non-profit distributes free Narcan in vending machine (WZZM13 Grand Rapids)