Alan Bolter & Corey Rhyan, A new study found 650,000 Michiganders with mental illness...

Alan Bolter

 

the associate director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan, where he oversees the organization’s day-to-day state and federal legislative and public policy activities. A MIRS survey recognized him as one of the most effective association lobbyists in Michigan.

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Corey Rhyan is a senior health care analyst at Altarum, the organization that released the “Access to Behavioral Health Care in Michigan” study. She was the technical lead on the project, overseeing the assessment and calculations of unmet need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment in Michigan, the geographic analyses of provider shortages across the state, and the summary of barriers to behavioral care reported by those with a need for care.

 

A new study found 650,000 Michiganders with mental illness and 500,000 with substance use disorder fail to receive any treatment for their conditions. Reasons for service gaps include shortage of providers, high costs, lack of transportation and reluctance to seek care