Media & Advocacy
2020
May 28, 2020 – Mask Up Muskegon campaign working to get masks to Muskegon County residents in need, promote COVID-19 safety
May 6, 2020 – HealthWest nurses begin testing for COVID-19 in congregate living facilities
March 31, 2020 – HealthWest to offer free virtual groups to support mental wellbeing during governor’s stay-at-home order
March 17, 2020 – HealthWest to continue providing essential behavioral health and substance use services during Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
March 15, 2020 – HealthWest takes precautionary steps to prevent spread of COVID-19
Feb. 18, 2020 – HealthWest assisting those receiving mental health and substance use services at Muskegon Family Care
Jan. 29, 2020 – Former Detroit Lions QB Eric Hipple, military social worker April Thompson to present at ReCon Veteran Resilience Conference
2019
Oct. 14, 2019 – HealthWest to Launch Teen Addiction Recovery Program in Muskegon County
Sept. 19, 2019 – Opiate Summit Returns to Muskegon County for 2019
June 28, 2019 – State of Michigan Issues Proposal to Terminate Contract with the Lakeshore Regional Entity
June 26, 2019 – Underfunding of Michigan Mental Health System shifts financial burden to counties
May 21, 2019 – HealthWest to host statewide ReCon: Veteran Resilience Conference
March 29, 2019 – Mental Health Funding Gaps Foreshadow Crises in Michigan