LANSING, MI— The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has given $5 million to 12 state universities to encourage social work in behavioral health.
The money will provide $30,000 stipends to students seeking to obtain a master’s degree in social work and who commit to working in behavioral health in the state upon graduation.
In the Upper Peninsula, Northern Michigan University received $90,578.
Award amounts were calculated based on average number of students in the advanced standing MSW program, average student loan debt, and demographic diversity.
