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The Shelley Irwin Show

Funding mental health services in Michigan

By Shelley Irwin

Published April 25, 2024 at 10:43 AM EDT

We talk to Robert Sheehan, CEO of the Community Mental Health Association.

Included in Gov Whitmer’s newly announced budget proposal is $193.3M dedicated to the state’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program. We talk to Robert Sheehan, CEO of the Community Mental Health Association about the details of the funding impact on mental health services.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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