Flintsidehttp://services.issuemediagroup.com/services/query?queryid=75f332dd-2b5b-42ff-a8fe-200b1e55af03&format=atom2024-03-19T11:54:49Zhttp://www.flintside.com/features/social-worker-license.aspxProposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan's social worker shortage2024-03-18T04:00:00Z2024-03-18T04:00:00ZMental health and social work advocates are pushing for legislative change to shift Michigan's social worker licensing process from a test-based approach to a practice-driven alternative that has proven successful in other states.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/the-shul-west-bloomfield.aspxWest Bloomfield synagogue will train Jewish leaders on providing behavioral health support2024-03-15T04:00:00Z2024-03-15T04:00:00ZA new initiative at The Shul seeks to provide more tools for Jewish community leaders to better offer behavioral health support to their community.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/inthenews/hamilton-black-family-wellness-expo.aspxHamilton Health Network and Flint Area Links to host Black Family Wellness Expo2024-03-13T04:00:00Z2024-03-13T04:00:00ZHamilton Community Health Network and Flint Area Links, Incorporated are set to host the Black Family Wellness Expo on Friday, March 15 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The festivities take place at Hamilton’s main clinic located at 2900 N. Saginaw St. in Flint. www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/inthenews/cs-mott-elects-new-board-trustee-karen-aldridge-eason.aspxCharles Stewart Mott Foundation elects Karen Aldridge-Eason as new Board of Trustees member2024-03-13T04:00:00Z2024-03-13T04:00:00ZFlint native Karen Aldridge-Eason was recently elected to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation's Board of Trustees and plans to assist the foundation in supporting and uplifting the city in more effective ways.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/preschool-to-prison-pipeline.aspxPreK for All a good way to disrupt the preschool-to-prison pipeline2024-03-12T04:00:00Z2024-03-12T04:00:00ZGood preschool programs yield tremendous social and economic advantages such as higher high school graduation rates and reduced chances of criminal behavior. www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/southwest-michigan-behavioral-health.aspxSouthwest Michigan Behavioral Health: Building trust and improving health2024-03-12T04:00:00Z2024-03-12T04:00:00ZSouthwest Michigan Behavioral Health partners with community mental health providers in Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties. www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/housing-legislation.aspxRecent Michigan housing legislation incentivizes more housing developments2024-03-12T04:00:00Z2024-03-12T04:00:00ZAs part of the Make it in Michigan Strategy, the state of Michigan has new finance tools and opportunities to convert vacant land into housing via the Transformational Brownfield Fund and tax increment funding. www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/international-center-of-greater-flint-launches-global-flint-initiative.aspxInternational Center of Greater Flint launches its 'Global Flint Initiative'2024-03-11T04:00:00Z2024-03-11T04:00:00ZThe International Center of Greater Flint hosted its grand 'Global Flint Initiative' event on March 5, hoping to ascertain the needs of the city's emerging international population.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/new-website-for-accessible-public-transportation-in-mi.aspxNew website simplifies search for accessible public transportation in Michigan2024-03-11T04:00:00Z2024-03-11T04:00:00ZOne of the barriers to accessing COVID vaccinations for the disability community has been transportation. In response, Disability Rights Michigan has unveiled an interactive guide to help users navigate the complex transportation system in the state.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/headstart-mindfulness.aspxPilot program in Jackson County aims to support preschoolers' mental health through mindfulness2024-03-07T05:00:00Z2024-03-07T05:00:00ZA new study will test whether and how mindfulness-based food-body-mind interventions can optimize young children's cognitive function and behavioral health.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/bff-road-to-sxsw.aspxFrom Flint to Atlanta: On the road to SXSW with BFF2024-03-06T05:00:00Z2024-03-06T05:00:00Z"We’re very intentional with every single thing we do. We hope the next generation will know that the sky is the limit.” Contemporary R&B and pop duo BFF discuss music, success, and staying humble as they gear up for their performance at this year's SXSW festival.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/lansing-universal-prek.aspxLansing School District: Free, universal pre-K well worth the effort2024-03-06T05:00:00Z2024-03-06T05:00:00ZLansing School District, the 14th largest school district in Michigan, operates one of the largest preschool programs in the state and offers universal pre-K.www.flintside.comhttp://www.flintside.com/features/COVID-vaccinations-protect-the-unhoused.aspx‘Keep everybody healthy’: How COVID vaccinations are protecting the unhoused2024-03-06T05:00:00Z2024-03-06T05:00:00ZMore than 100 people came to a two-day clinic in Grand Rapids to get COVID-19 vaccinations. It’s one of the many ways Disability Rights Michigan is using a grant to protect the health of the state’s most vulnerable populations. www.flintside.com