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MARQUETTE The Upper Peninsula is one of two pilot regions selected for the Michigan Crisis and Access Line, which will be available for anyone who needs behavioral health or crisis response services, according to a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services news release.
The target implementation for MiCAL is late April in two pilot regions. MDHHS officials estimate the pilot will last four months after which MiCAL will be successively rolled out to the entire state. The Upper Peninsula region will led by NorthCare Network and the Oakland County region will be led by Oakland Community Health Network.
MDHHS announces new crisis line launching April 2021
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LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has selected a staffing vendor and initial pilot program regions for the Michigan Crisis and Access Line (MiCAL) that will be available for anyone in the state who needs behavioral health or crisis response services.
MiCAL will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will provide Michiganders with crisis services and non-crisis “warm line” services, informational resources, and facilitated coordination with local systems of care such as Community Mental Health Services Programs, Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans, and other applicable entities. In addition, MiCAL will integrate with treatment registries including psychiatric beds, substance use disorder services, and crisis residential services.