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...
December 15th, 20230MELVINDALE – On Tuesday, a Melvindale man pleaded guilty to several charges related to illegal firearm possession – after being found with 18 guns and 2 counterfeit law enforcement badges earlier this year.
Saliah Algahmi, 37, has been charged with "unlawful possession of a firearm by a person who has been committed to a 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...
January 6th, 20230Mental health specialists Dr. Hoda Amine and Dr. Shama Faheem share resources, treatments and other effective ways to prevent and combat mental health struggles.
Faheem is a board certified adult and child psychiatrist and the chief medical officer for the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN).
She shared that mental...
December 23rd, 20221DEARBORN – An Arab American man with a history of mental health problems was shot dead by Dearborn Police last Sunday after he stormed the department's headquarters with a stolen handgun.
While investigations are still underway to determine the circumstances of the deadly shooting incident, the victim's family hired a legal counsel...
December 23rd, 20220BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Hassan Yehia Chokr appeared before the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills on Monday, facing charges of ethnic intimidation and anti-Semitism after he had an argument on December 2 with the residents and security guards at Temple Beth El, a synagogue that includes a kindergarten.
After listening to the...
March 29th, 20220DETROIT — The program designed to help police officers respond to mental health calls has expanded to another Detroit police precinct.
The crisis intervention team officers are trained to identify people who may need help and connect them with mental health support.
“The crisis intervention team is part of the mental health...
January 30th, 20221— Sara Nasser is a licensed clinical/community mental health counselor and art therapist.
It appears the only time we ever really hear about mental health issues in our community is when something unfortunate has happened. So, naturally, the subject becomes a topic of fear to some. Oftentimes, mental illness is hard to recognize or...
August 19th, 20210DETROIT — The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network’s (DWIHN) Board of Directors has named Eric Doeh as the organization’s new CEO.
The DWIHN provides integrated behavioral health services and support to more than 75,000 people in Wayne County. Last year alone the DWIHN served nearly 200,000 individuals throughout the...
June 20th, 20211A letter to The Arab American News:
Do you think our leaders in Dearborn have done enough to promote mental health within our community? Every single one of us know at least one person struggling with depression, anxiety or other types of mental health problems. Why is it that we as a community turn away from the one issue that is...
December 16th, 20200DETROIT — In an effort to better serve the community and respond to calls appropriately, the Detroit Police Department has announced a co-response team.
Collaborating with the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, the department and health network will allow for police officers to respond to mental health crisis calls with a...
May 20th, 20191DEARBORN — On Saturday, April 27, The Arab American Health Initiative (AAHI) held a public seminar on raising awareness about mental health treatment, including therapy and medication, at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center.
Attendees included community and organization members and panelists in psychiatry and other mental...
March 29th, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Sunday, March 31, Who is Hussain — Michigan (WIH) will partner with healthcare professionals across Wayne County to host a completely free medical camp at the Islamic House of Wisdom from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Who is Hussain is a global movement founded in 2012 and it currently leads more than 60...
December 16th, 20180DEARBORN — On Saturday, Dec. 8, The Arab American Health Initiative (AAHI) held a public seminar on raising awareness about domestic violence at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center.
Attendees included community and organization members, panelists in public and mental health professions and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell...
November 23rd, 20180Suicide rates are rising among U.S. workers and the risk may depend partly on the types of jobs people do, government researchers suggest.
From 2000 to 2016, the U.S. suicide rate among adults ages 16 to 64 rose 34 percent, from 12.9 deaths for every 100,000 people in the population to 17.3 per 100,000, according to the study by the...
May 4th, 20180“The first thing to do is establish what we actually want to do with the money, how much is needed, what issues we want to address and come up with solid plans. Those plans have to be very detailed and exact." - Dave Mustonen, Dearborn Schools communication director
DEARBORN — As communities scramble in search of the...
April 6th, 20180By Farah Harb
The Arab American News
Abdallah took the fight against substance abuse as a personal mission one month after she lost her 38-year-old cousin to addiction.
DETROIT – After being the first Arab American and Muslim woman appointed to the Michigan Pharmacists Association in 2016 and a member of the Detroit Wayne...
March 16th, 20180On Monday evening, I sat next to two women who are social workers in Dearborn schools and mothers to college students. We were at a community workshop held by the Dearborn Police Department, titled “Defending Against Hate Crimes and Domestic Terror Acts, and Law Enforcement and Mental Health Intervention.” Part of a Department of...
February 23rd, 20180WASHINGTON / TALLAHASSEE, FL — Students galvanized by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Trump suggested arming teachers as a way to stop more rampages.
The unprecedented lobbying effort by groups of teenagers and...
February 23rd, 20180DEARBORN — The sounds of bullet shells discharging from the barrel of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a high school in Parkland, Florida are still ringing in the ears of students and parents nationwide.
After a troubled 19-year-old former student at Stoneman Douglas High School opened fire in the building shortly before the school...
February 16th, 20180The thunderous hail of bullets is always followed by the silence of a nation that cannot bring itself to do anything besides offer ineffective hopes and prayers.
Once again, a place for education and advancement has become a scene of horror and fear in America. It is unacceptable that any American should have to endure the terror and...
December 22nd, 20170By Ramzy Baroud
Within hours after Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant, allegedly detonated a pipe bomb in New York City on December 11, severely injuring himself and wounding four others, a most comprehensive official and media narrative emerged.
The formulation of the narrative concerning Ullah's motives, radicalization and...
December 15th, 20170Fathers who show signs of depression may be more likely to have kids who show signs of depression, especially in their teen years, according to a new study in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Previous research has shown an association between maternal depression and adolescent depression, but few studies have looked for links between...
June 10th, 20172DEARBORN — President Trump's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget cuts dealt a huge blow to mental health and substance abuse prevention, with funding to face projected cuts by almost $400 million.
Michigan is no stranger to debilitating cuts to areas such as education or health care, with cuts to these programs a routine practice of...
June 9th, 20170DEARBORN — On Tuesday, June 6, The Dearborn Board of Education interviewed six candidates seeking to fill the vacancy left by former trustee Mariam Bazzi, who resigned on May 22 following her appointment by Governor Snyder as a judge in the Wayne County Circuit Court.
The new trustee will be elected by the board though a majority...
March 10th, 20170The average restaurant dish contains 60 percent more calories than a homemade meal. If that isn't shocking enough, it also typically costs between $9 and $25 per person, which can add up to more than $200 in one week for the average-sized family. Saving money and calories are just a couple of the many benefits of choosing home cooking...
