Improving Emergency Department Opioid Treatment for People of Color Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Addresses Racial Disparities in Michigan’s Hospitals With more than 400,000 lives—and growing—claimed by opioid-related deaths, opioid...
Nationally in 2019, the combined costs for in-patient, intensive, and emergency room care for opioid overdose-related treatment exceeded $11.3 billion....
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $19 million in funds to organizations and initiatives in areas including arts, civic life, education, health and human services. “The effects...
This story was originally published in our 2021 Annual Report. The Michigan Opioid Partnership – an ambitious public-private collaborative that includes the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, funders,...
This story was originally published in our 2021 Annual Report. The average human lifespan has doubled over the past century – which means that we have more adults living longer...
As COVID pushes the overdose crisis to new heights, the Michigan Harm Reduction Project is empowering communities to respond with $500,000 in new grants. As part of the Michigan Opioid...
As part of activities through the Michigan Opioid Partnership, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Blue Cross Blue...
This story was originally posted in the Spring 2021 REPORT Newsletter. Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s overdose epidemic continues to be a leading cause of death for Americans....
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, in partnership with Shinola Detroit, today announced three grants from its COVID-19 Health Fund to support the needs of area healthcare workers during the...
This story was originally published in the Winter 2020 REPORT Newsletter. In recognition of his leadership in the charitable sector, Robert G. Riney, president Health Care Operations and chief operating...