October 18th, 20240DETROIT – The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) Board of Directors, in a unanimous vote with one abstention, has named James White as the organization’s new president and CEO. White will lead the organization in its mission of providing exemplary behavioral healthcare services and support to more than 123,000 people in...
March 15th, 20240DETROIT – Over the last decade there has been an increase in crisis response to tragic incidents that directly impact young people, from school shootings to suicides across the nation – many of which stem from unaddressed mental health concerns.
Agency launches Mental Health Youth Council for High Schoolers
In response to this, the...
March 8th, 20240DETROIT – The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) is entering phase two of its mobile crisis roll out, expanding its services now to help children and adolescents as well as adults in crisis. The mobile crisis team has also moved to operating seven days a week, Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m to 3 p.m.
“We are excited to announce...
July 24th, 20230DETROIT — The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), the Southeast Michigan Alliance for Addiction-free Communities (SEMAAC) coalition and the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) are proud to collaborate to host the seventh annual Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Solutions Summit on July 25 at Laurel Manor Conference...
June 16th, 20230DETROIT – The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) is offering Mental Health Youth Ambassador scholarships to high school students.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to get students involved in the mental health conversation while they are in high school,” said DWIHN President and CEO Eric Doeh. “We know that young...
May 1st, 20230DETROIT — The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) has announced a comprehensive plan to ameliorate the treatment care capacity for behavioral health in Metro Detroit. The DWIHN has sought the state’s assistance to invest $227 million in both crisis care and residential housing.
This investment would address the mental...
January 19th, 20230DETROIT — The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) has launched its first mobile app to provide easy and convenient access to its behavioral health services.
This application has been in the works for more than a year and allows Wayne County residents to access resources and services offered by the DWIHN to assist them...
February 11th, 20210In the midst of a pandemic, the drug epidemic persists as health experts say fentanyl is still the leading cause of drug overdoses in Wayne County, while the number one drug of choice for teens is marijuana, followed by alcohol and heroin.
As most of us know, substance use is still very prevalent among young people in the country and...
July 14th, 20200DETROIT – In May, the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) launched the Detroit COVID-19 Therapy Collaborative, which provides free behavioral health supports and counseling to those who need help, with support from the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and...
