Transgender people suffer from debilitating mental illnesses like depression and anxiety at much higher rates than the general public and therapists need to do more to help them, experts say.
State officials say they’re concerned about misinformation on coronavirus vaccines on social media as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Michigan.
Language interpreters working for Michigan government agencies and based in Mexico are paid $4 an hour by a company under a contract with the state, according to former employees.
With the Detroit Police Department working to bring additional support for officers encountering mentally ill people, leaders of other law enforcement agencies are backing training efforts to improve interactions with mentally ill people.
Advocates for prison reform hope to increase the number of inmates serving cannabis-related sentences who receive clemency or have their sentences commuted after the recent release of Michael Thompson, the longest-serving nonviolent offender in Michigan history.
Domestic violence reports in the United States increased in 2020 in correlation with COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.