Washtenaw County Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage
2022 was the fourth year that the Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage provided funding to expand access to mental health and substance use services across Washtenaw County.
These dollars were used to support Washtenaw County youth, to get homeless people into stable housing, to provide services to people who would not otherwise qualify for them, and to divert low-level, low-risk offenders away from the criminal justice system and into much-needed mental health and substance use treatment.
In this report we share information about dozens of people and programs funded with millage dollars, and the impact they have had on our community.
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health has leveraged millage funds to increase access to 24/7 mental health and substance use support across the county. Twice as many residents received services from WCCMH in 2022, compared to the year before millage funds became available.
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health has leveraged millage funds to increase crisis response services and to allow its mobile crisis team to meet people where they're at. Without millage funds, the county would not be able to provide face-to-face crisis services in the community.
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health has leveraged millage funds to serve patients without insurance. In the fall of 2018, due to state restrictions, WCCMH served fewer than 50 uninsured clients. From October 2021 - September 2022, WCCMH served 645 uninsured clients.
See how millage dollars are funding local initiatives and partnerships and learn about those being served.