where to go for help
Depression
University Resources:
UMHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For health system employees
The UMHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential, no cost service for UMHS faculty, staff, and their families as well as U-M staff and faculty located near UMHS. Our goal is to inspire ongoing individual and organizational development, while contributing to the health and well-being of the Health System community. We do this by providing brief counseling and coaching services, mediation services, crisis intervention, assessment and referral, educational and training programs, and supervisory, staff, and team consultation.
hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/mental_emotional/eap.html
(734) 763-5409
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP)
For campus employees in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, & Flint
The University of Michigan Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP) offers a number of services to help staff, faculty, and their immediate family members with personal difficulties encountered at both work and home. All services are free of charge and confidential and include: short-term counseling on personal, emotional, family and work place issues; personalized coaching services to assist with achieving professional or personal goals; critical incident, trauma and grief counseling; and educational presentations on a variety of emotional and mental health topics.
www.umich.edu/~fasap
Central Campus (734) 936-8660 TTY (734) 647-1388
Flint Campus (734) 936-8660 TTY (734) 647-1388
Dearborn Campus (313) 593-5430
Depression Center
The U-M Depression Center is the first ever multi-disciplinary center dedicated to research, education, and treatment of depressive and bipolar illnesses. The Depression Center offers several unique care components to its patients. We take pride in offering a multidisciplinary team approach to care since depression can be linked to other medical conditions. Clinicians from various specialties are consulted to make certain patients receive the most comprehensive diagnosis and treatment possible.
www.depressioncenter.org
(734) 936-4400
1-800-475-MICH (6424)
FRIENDS Depression Education and Resource Center (FDERC)
The FRIENDS Depression Education and Resource Center (FDERC) has a wealth of information related to depression. FDERC is a full-service library with video and audiotapes, books, pamphlets, information sheets and workbooks about depression. The FDERC provides accurate, state-of-the-art educational materials and programs for patients, families, and the community.
www.med.umich.edu/depression/friends.htm
(734) 764-8147
Geriatrics Center and Turner Senior Resource Center
U-M Geriatrics Center’s Social Work & Community Programs aim to help people achieve the highest wellbeing. Our social workers offer individual and group counseling in the clinic to both older adults and family members. A wide range of support groups, educational programs, and peer counseling services are also available. The center also offers daycare for older adults with dementia. Information and support for caregivers is provided by telephone, email and through individual and group sessions.
http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/communityprograms/index.htm
(734) 764-2556
Health Education Resource Center (HERC)
The MFit Health Education Resource Center is a full-service lending library located in the East Ann Arbor Health Center. The HERC has a complete collection of health materials which includes electronic, print, and audiovisual resources. Use the online search feature to locate materials of interest to you. Some information can also be accessed online.
http://www.med.umich.edu/mfit/herc/
(734) 647-5645
House Officer Mental Health Program
The House Officer Mental Health Program provides confidential counseling, evaluation, and psychotherapy for house officers and their significant others. The program is staffed by psychiatrists who know the medical setting. They have experience treating the full range of personal and work problems of physicians at all levels of training.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/hoa/house_officer_mental_health_program
(734) 647-9776
(734) 936-6266 #13728 pager
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) provides emergency/urgent walk-in evaluation and crisis phone services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for people of all ages. The following services are provided; psychiatric evaluation, treatment recommendations; crisis intervention; screening for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and mental health and substance abuse treatment referral information.
To make an appointment, walk-in or call:
(734) 936-5900 TTY: (800) 649-3777
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
(734) 996-4747
Psychological Clinic
The Psychological Clinic is a University of Michigan agency offering outpatient mental health services for adults and couples 18 and over. University affiliation is not required to receive services. Services include consultation, psychological testing, short and longer-term psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals and couples (psychiatric consultation available in conjunction with therapy), groups for eating disorders and social isolation. Sliding scale fee.
http://www.psychclinic.org
(734) 764-3471
University Center for the Child & Family (UCCF)
The University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF) is a University of Michigan facility offering a comprehensive range of mental health services for children and families in the community. UCCF offers counseling, therapy, and mental health services to children and families in the following areas: Learning Disabilities, social Skills, Child Evaluations and Assessments, IQ Testing, ADHD Evaluations, Emotional and Behavioral concerns, Parenting, grief and loss, Relationship Issues for Marriage and Couples.
http://www.umuccf.org/
(734) 764-9466
Your Child: Development & Behavior Resources
Your Child: Development & Behavior Resources is a web site for parents. It provides details on child development and behavior. The web site guides parents through the sea of data on the Internet and provides a means to link up with support groups, agencies, organizations, and other tools and resources.
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/
(734) 936-9777
Community Resources:
Community Mental Health Services Programs
Mental health services in Michigan are coordinated through local Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSPs).This website provides an alphabetical list of local CMHSPs. The list includes contact information for your local program.
Community Mental Health Services Programs
Community Support and Treatment Services (CSTS)
Community Support and Treatment Services is a community mental health program, operated under contract to the Washtenaw County Health Organization. CSTS offers assistance to individuals with severe or chronic mental health conditions. Although they are primarily a resource for individuals without health insurance or with limited income, no one is denied services because of inability to pay.
The range and nature of services provided is determined by a person-centered planning process that includes input from the client, family members and other community supports. Specialized services include “supported community living,” “crisis residential services,” “family and consumer education and support,” “case management,” and “assertive community treatment (ACT)." Additional specialized services and resources are available for youth (birth -18 years of age), older adults, and individuals with developmental disabilities or dual diagnosis (mental health and substance abuse). CSTS services are provided skilled and trained professionals.
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/community
_mental_health
Contact Access at (800) 440-7548 for an assessment or for more information about eligibility for services.
Michigan Department of Community Health: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) provides support and services for adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbance, people with developmental disabilities, and people with substance use disorders.
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2941---,00.html
517-373-3740
Michigan Mental Health Networker
The Networker website provides listings of mental health therapists, agencies, and support groups in Michigan. The site also provides news articles and other informational resources on mental health topics.
http://mhweb.org/index.html
Support Groups/ Self-Help Groups:
Note: If you don’t find the support group or self-help group you’re looking for, search on the more general sites listed under the Support Groups/ Self-Help Groups category. There are many more potentially relevant groups than can be included here.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
DBSA is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. DBSA was founded in 1985.
Online Support Groups: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_onlinesupport
Live Support Groups: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_findsupport
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country. NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life for persons of all ages who are affected by mental illnesses. NAMI members and friends work to fulfill our mission by providing support, education, and advocacy.
Washtenaw County NAMI, including support group listings:
http://namiwc.org/
NAMI Affiliate finder:
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?section=your_local_NAMI
Online NAMI Communities:
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=Communities
Recovery, Inc.
Recovery, Inc. is a self-help mental health program based on the ground breaking work of founder and neuropsychiatrist, the late Abraham A. Low, M.D. We are non-profit, non-sectarian and completely member-managed. Recovery Inc. has been active since 1937 and we have groups meeting every week around the world. Our members include people diagnosed with mood disorders including depression, dysthymia and bipolar (manic-depressive) disorders; psychotic disorders including schizophrenia; anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders; and personality disorders. Our members also include people who have not been diagnosed, but who are having difficulty dealing with the problems of everyday life.
http://www.recovery-inc.org/meetings.html
