​Michigan is facing a critical shortage of physicians that will only get worse as more and more doctors retire.

A program, called MiDOCS, provides matching monies ($1.25 million) to put medical residents into training and places them to work in medically underserved areas of Michigan.  In our region, the CMU Medical School participates in the MiDOCS program.  This year, CMU started with psychiatry as we are terribly underserved with the issues of behavioral health, opioid addiction, depression and suicide.

Michigan is facing a critical shortage of mental health beds, treatment facilities and professionals.  We in the Great Lakes Bay Region understand the need when it comes to mental health services and are working tirelessly to address the situation.
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Locally, HealthSource is an exceptional facility comprised of Adult, Child/Adolescent and Geriatric Inpatient Psychiatric Units and treat acute care, short time inpatient units.  HealthSource provides comprehensive assessment and treatment in a secure setting for those suffering from mental illness.

​At a time of heated debate across the country about the urgent need for more and better mental health services that could help prevent tragic incidents like El Paso and Dayton, now is the time to invest in mental health.  In Michigan alone, more than 4 million residents reside in areas identified by The Kaiser Family Foundation as a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), with the number of mental health professionals meeting the needs of fewer than 25 percent of the population in those areas.