MARQUETTE, MI-- The Michigan Health Endowment Fund is awarding grants to several Upper Peninsula organizations.
The money for these groups will be directed toward behavioral health programs.
The Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency is getting $500,000 for its System for Sustainable Youth Services in Schools; the Michigan State Medical Society will receive $175,000 to connect treatment courts and health professionals; Northern Michigan University is getting nearly $500,000 to increase the number of behavioral health service providers through an online training program; and the Western UP Health Department will receive nearly $160,000 to employ a peer recovery coach to work directly with women in public health programs.
