Pressure mounts on Michigan health department over mental health hospital safety, transparency
Read full article: Pressure mounts on Michigan health department over mental health hospital safety, transparencyPressure mounts on Michigan Department of Health and Human Services after unannounced active shooter drill at child psychiatric hospital.
Families frustrated as Michigan delays compliance plan after mental health hospital audit finds issues
Read full article: Families frustrated as Michigan delays compliance plan after mental health hospital audit finds issuesTypically, a compliance plan follows such an audit. However, it has been two months with no plan released to fix the issues, which has families upset and worried.
Michigan senator says he was ‘misled and stonewalled’ over mental health patient protections
Read full article: Michigan senator says he was ‘misled and stonewalled’ over mental health patient protectionsA Michigan senator said he was “misled and stonewalled” by the state when he started asking questions about how people are treated inside Michigan’s mental health care system.
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
Read full article: US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyAs Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.
One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees
Read full article: One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degreesWeather forecasters are predicting wild temperature swings across the eastern U.S. Wednesday was expected to be another scorcher before temperatures plunge as much as 30 degrees.
‘The deeper I look, the worse it gets’: Concerns persist for Michigan psych hospital for kids
Read full article: ‘The deeper I look, the worse it gets’: Concerns persist for Michigan psych hospital for kidsA lawmaker is sending a message to Michigan health officials, asking for someone to fix what is wrong at the state’s only mental health hospital for children.
Lawmakers push for accountability after Oakland County children’s hospital missteps, lawsuits
Read full article: Lawmakers push for accountability after Oakland County children’s hospital missteps, lawsuitsMichigan lawmakers have introduced new legislation that aims to hold state officials accountable and protect patients' rights.
Hawthorn Center whistleblower says she was harassed after exposing conditions
Read full article: Hawthorn Center whistleblower says she was harassed after exposing conditionsA teacher who exposed what children were going through inside a state-run hospital said she is experiencing harassment for speaking out.
Lawmaker raises concerns with Hawthorn Center, Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital
Read full article: Lawmaker raises concerns with Hawthorn Center, Walter Reuther Psychiatric HospitalThe Health Department said they would be happy to participate in hearings and that they have been working with Webber to address his concerns.
Michigan lawmakers request oversight hearings after multiple incidents occur at psychiatric center
Read full article: Michigan lawmakers request oversight hearings after multiple incidents occur at psychiatric centerIt's the only state-run psychiatric facility for children and teens in Michigan; now, a request for oversight hearings into the Hawthorn Center has been submitted in the Michigan Senate.
Bipartisan group pushes for fix to I-75 freeway noise in Troy
Read full article: Bipartisan group pushes for fix to I-75 freeway noise in TroyEver since the freeway was modernized, there have been non-stop complaints the noise coming off of I-75 was making their backyards uninhabitable, with excessive noise seeping into homes.