Mental Health Services
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The cost of mental health services is paid for by private insurance companies or public health care coverage e.g., Medicaid, Healthy Michigan.
Individuals with Public Health Care coverage may choose a health plan (e.g., Meridian, Molina, etc.) and use up to 20 visits before being referred to Macomb County Community Mental Health for additional mental health services in that calendar year.
Individuals with private insurance, need to find mental health services through their insurance carrier network. The insurer’s telephone number is usually on the back of the insurance card.
Youth
Children’s Mobile Crisis Unit for Macomb County youth under the age of 21 child with an active Medicaid card or uninsured and the youth is in a crisis, (suicidal or homicidal thoughts, physical aggression, uncontrolled tantrums or anything a parent or guardian feels qualifies as a “crisis.”). Within an hour, a professional will arrive at the location. It can take place in the home, at a school. Available Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. - 9:00 P.M., Saturday 10 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. and closed on Sundays. The call may be made by the youth or by adult by calling the Crisis Center at 586-307-9100.
https://www.mccmh.net/crisis-services/
(A situation is considered a mental health emergency when an individual is at direct and immediate risk of seriously harming him/herself or someone else; if a person’s symptoms of mental illness are active and s/he is unable to care for her/himself; or is unable to understand the need for treatment and these conditions can be reasonably expected to result in harm).
If a youth is experiencing a psychiatric/behavioral health emergency, go immediately to the nearest hospital with a psychiatric care unit. Hospitals contracted with CMH to provide emergency services:
| Harbor Oaks Hospital, New Baltimore | 35031 23 Mile., New Baltimore, MI 48047 | (586) 725-5777 |
| Behavioral Center of Michigan, Warren | 4050 East 12 Mile, Warren, MI 48092 | (586) 261-2266 |
| Ascension St. John Hospital - Warren | 11800 Twelve Mile, Warren, MI 48093 | (586) 573-5244 |
| Ascension St. John Hospital - Madison Hgts | 27351 Dequindre, Madison Hgts, MI 48071 | (248) 967-7660 |
| Ascension St. John Hospital - Detroit: | 22101 Moross Rd, Detroit, MI 48236 | (313) 343-7000 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield | 16001 W Nine Mile, Southfield, MI 48075 | (248) 849-3000 |
| Havenwyck Hospital, Auburn Hills | 1525 University, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 | (248) 373-9200 |
| Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital, Ferndale | 10300 Eight Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220 | (248) 398-3200 |
| Stonecrest Center, Detroit | 15000 Gratiot, Detroit, MI 48205 | (313) 245-0649 |
If the youth is experiencing a mental health emergency and there is a question about whether to go to the hospital, call the Macomb County Crisis Center, (586) 307-9100.
In some situations, hospital care may be needed to stabilize a crisis. Hospital care may be needed if a person is at immediate risk of harming him/herself or someone else, or if the person's lack of understanding about the need for treatment places him/her at immediate risk of harm (e.g., a person makes a threat to hurt themselves or someone else, the person stops bathing or eating, if they stop taking medications to manage a psychiatric condition, or taking excessive risks).
If you think hospital care may be needed, or if you aren't sure, call CMH Access Center and speak to the Open Access Coordinator. They will help arrange hospital care if it is needed.
Same-day mental health services (assessment and coordination of services) for Macomb County residents who have Medicaid or no insurance, (medication, therapy, crisis response, family support, links to resources and help to access ongoing mental health and substance abuse treatment). Walk-in appointments are available Monday - Friday from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM at two locations: FIRST Southeast,25401 Harper, St. Clair Shores and FIRST North, 43740 Groesbeck, Clinton Township. For the option of being seen that day, call the CMH Access Center - Open Access, (586) 948-0222.
Youth with Medicaid - Medicaid requires that all clients sign up for health services through a Medicaid Qualified Health Plan. These services include twenty (20) mental health visits per year. The person is required to exhaust all those visits before CMH may serve them (this requirement is sometimes waived if the mental health problem is severe). To initiate CMH services, a telephone call to the CMH Access Center is required, (586) 948-0222. The CMH Access Center services include assessment of the problem, identifying insurance benefits and referral to appropriate agencies, based on level of needed care.
Youth without Medicaid and who are chronically and persistently mentally ill, contact the Macomb County Crisis Center free and low-cost counseling alternatives:
| Macomb County Crisis Center | (586) 307-9100 (855) 966-2264 (Toll free) |
Hours: 24/7 |
| Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) | Dial 7-1-1 | Hours: 24/7 |
Residential placement of a severely emotionally disturbed child in a therapeutic facility may be provided as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization, if the safety of the child can be secured.An authorization from Community Mental Health is required and CMH must make the referral agent to a residential facility. Children must display signs of having a severe emotional disturbance or mental illness as defined in the DSM V and the residential treatment is deemed as the appropriate level of intervention. Parents must agree to be actively involved through the entire course of treatment. Assessment for residential treatment services are made through:
| CMH Access Center Consumer Line | (586) 948-0222 (855) 996-2264 (Toll free) |
Mon – Fri: 8:30 – 9:00 P.M. Sat & Sun: 8:30 – 7:00 P.M. |
| Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) | Dial 7-1-1 | 24/7 |
Intensive crisis residential placement (6 - 7 days) at Safehaus, an Intensive Crisis Residential Center for children aged 8 - 17 with a severe mental health issue (e.g., depression, suicidal thoughts, etc.) and with private insurance and/or Medicaid.
| IF THE YOUTH HAS MEDICAID | IF YOUTH HAS PRIVATE INSURANCE |
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CMH Access Center
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Contact Safehaus, (586) 806-4678 |
| Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD), Dial 7-1-1, Hours: 24/7 | |
To start receiving mental health services through Macomb County Community Mental Health, call the CMH Access Center (586) 948-0222 or (855) 996-2264 (Toll free) for a telephone screening and appointment scheduling at an appropriate treatment facility if the person has exhausted their 20 visit Qualified Health Plan benefit and the mental health problem is severe. Services include assessment of the problem, identifying insurance benefits and referral to appropriate agencies, based on level of needed care.
If a youth/individual/family does not have Medicaid but is low-income, they may go to any counseling agency that has a sliding fee scale or accepts their health insurance. For help finding a mental health agency which accepts private insurance, contact the Macomb County Crisis Center:
| Macomb County Crisis Center |
(586) 307-9100 |
Hours: 24/7 |
| Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) |
Dial 7-1-1 |
Hours: 24/7 |
A youth with private health insurance (e.g., Select Care, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, etc.), needs to utilize their private insurance. The insurer’s telephone number is usually on the back of the insurance card.
Adults
SITUATION: An adult eligible for psychiatric admission is experiencing a crisissituation (potential harm to self; cannot attend to basic needs; impaired judgment that prevents the person from understanding the need for treatment which could result in physical harm to self) and needs intense interventions to be stabilized.
A mobile crisis team for adults during a crisis to de-escalated the situation and provide intensive treatment interventions to maintain the adult in the community.Call the Macomb County Crisis Center and request the Mobile Crisis team, available Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. - 9:00 P.M., Saturday 10 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. and closed on Sundays. Available from Macomb County Community Mental Health, call the Macomb County Crisis Center, (586) 307-9100. https://www.mccmh.net/crisis-services/
A situation is considered a mental health emergency when an individual is at direct and immediate risk of seriously harming him/herself or someone else; if a person’s symptoms of mental illness are active and s/he is unable to care for her/himself; or is unable to understand the need for treatment and these conditions can be reasonably expected to result in harm).
If an adult is experiencing a psychiatric/behavioral health emergency, go immediately to the nearest hospital with a psychiatric care unit. Hospitals contracted with CMH to provide emergency services:
| Harbor Oaks Hospital, New Baltimore | 35031 23 Mile., New Baltimore, MI 48047 | (586) 725-5777 |
| Behavioral Center of Michigan, Warren | 4050 East 12 Mile, Warren, MI 48092 | (586) 261-2266 |
| Ascension St. John Hospital - Warren | 11800 Twelve Mile, Warren, MI 48093 | (586) 573-5244 |
| Ascension St. John Hospital - Madison Hgts | 27351 Dequindre, Madison Hgts, MI 48071 | (248) 967-7660 |
| Ascension St. John Hospital - Detroit: | 22101 Moross Rd, Detroit, MI 48236 | (313) 343-7000 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield | 16001 W Nine Mile, Southfield, MI 48075 | (248) 849-3000 |
| Havenwyck Hospital, Auburn Hills | 1525 University, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 | (248) 373-9200 |
| Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital, Ferndale | 10300 Eight Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220 | (248) 398-3200 |
| Stonecrest Center, Detroit | 15000 Gratiot, Detroit, MI 48205 | (313) 245-0649 |
If an adult is experiencing a mental health emergency and there is a question about whether to go to the hospital, call the Macomb County Crisis Center, (586) 307-9100.
In some situations, hospital care may be needed to stabilize a crisis. Hospital care may be needed if a person is at immediate risk of harming him/herself or someone else, or if the person's lack of understanding about the need for treatment places him/her at immediate risk of harm (e.g., a person makes a threat to hurt themselves or someone else, the person stops bathing or eating, if they stop taking medications to manage a psychiatric condition, or taking excessive risks).
If you think hospital care may be needed, or if you aren't sure, call CMH Access Center and speak to the Open Access Coordinator. They will help arrange hospital care if it is needed.
To start receiving mental health services through Macomb County Community Mental Health, call the CMH Access Center for a telephone screening and appointment scheduling at an appropriate treatment facility if the person has exhausted their 20 visit Qualified Health Plan benefit and the mental health problem is severe. Services include assessment of the problem, identifying insurance benefits and referral to appropriate agencies, based on level of needed care.
| CMH Access Center | (586) 948-0222 (586) 948-0223 (FAX) |
Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:30 - 9:00 P.M. Sat & Sun: 8:30 - 7:00 P.M. |
| Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) | Dial 7-1-1 |
Hours: 24/7 |
If a youth/individual/family does not have Medicaid but is low income, they may go to any counseling agency that has a sliding fee scale or accepts their health insurance. For help finding a mental health agency which accepts private insurance, contact the Macomb County Crisis Center:
| Macomb County Crisis Center |
(586) 307-9100 |
Hours: 24/7 |
| Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) |
Dial 7-1-1 |
Hours: 24/7 |
An adult with private health insurance (e.g., Select Care, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, etc.), needs to utilize their private insurance. The insurer’s telephone number is usually on the back of the insurance card.
Free one-on-one individual and group sessions are available, including integrating physical and mental health recovery plans, grounding practices, support, life skills and education, job readiness programs, finanacial literacy, family recovery coaching, wellness planning, and therapeutic yoga. Macomb Community Mental Health clients need to be referred. Those in a psychiatric hospital need a judge's order. Available from Live Rite Structured Recovery Corp. - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Supportive Services for Mental Health and Wellness, Roseville, (586) 217-5899.
Traditional American Indian healing and spiritual practices combined with contemporary Western medicine (prevention and treatment) of mental health disorders is available from American Indian Health and Family Services (Detroit), (313) 846-6030. http://www.aihfs.org/b_healh.html
One-stop access to U.S. government mental health information supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and providing a national mental health treatment locator, as well as resources for families, providers, and community leaders. http://www.mentalhealth.gov/
A website for community activities for persons with mental illness, development or intellectual disabilities and substance use/abuse issues to allocate opportunities for individual growth and connection with others: commonwealth.mccmn.net.