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Fresh Air Interview of Elizabeth Ford, MD - Sometimes Amazing Things Happen Terry Gross interviews a psychiatrist about her experiences with treating incarcerated individual at  New York City's Rikers Island jail who were hospitalized at Bellevue Hospital.  

ReEntry Project for Offenders with Special Needs  - ICS is contracted as the Regional Care Coordinators for Western Michigan providing services to 18 counties. ICS has five contractors to assist with this initiative by Michigan Department of Corrections. This specialty program is designed for mentally ill, developmentally disabled, medically fragile and youthful offenders who are returning to the community from Michigan prisons. As Care coordinators we provide linking and coordinating for housing, medical, psychiatric, specialized placements, etc as well as consultation on some very difficult cases for the program. Passages Behavioral Health Services  - Provides Mobile, Intensive, Short-term, Targeted Case Management, Psychotherapy and Psychological Testing Services located in Western Michigan. Our commitment is to providing outreach in-home services with flexibility to meet individuals with disabilities, barriers to transportation and public resources. Our staff include Mic...

Prison FireFighters and their story

We are excited to annouce some changes in our services within the past year: ReEntry Project for Offenders with Special Needs - ICS is contracted as the Regional Care Coordinators for Western Michigan providing services to 18 counties. ICS has five contractors to assist with this initiative by Michigan Department of Corrections. This speciality program is designed for mentally ill, developmentally disabled, medically fragile and youthful offenders who are returning to the community from Michigan prisons. As Care coordinators we provide linking and coordinating for housing, medical, psychiatric, specialized placements, etc as well as consultation on some very difficult cases for the program. Passages Behavioral Health Services - Provides Mobile, Intensive, Short-term, Targeted Case Management, Psychotherapy and Psychological Testing Services located in Western Michigan. Our commitment is to providing outreach in-home services with flexibility to meet individuals with disabilities,...

Use of energy drinks and alcohol has become increasingly popular among youth.  Medscape  reports recent research linking high users of energy drinks with increased alcohol related disorders such as dependence.  It is reported to be a dangerous combination that keeps an individual more alert while their judgment and  impulsivity has become impaired due to alcohol consumption.  We often see clinicians neglect to assess for caffeine usage with substance abuse assessments.  It clearly can assist in understanding a person's usage and risks.

A study conducted by the University of Michigan with over 3,000 teens using motivational interviewing to counsel adolescents to stay away from potentially violence and alcohol use.  A decrease of involvement in these situations by 50 percent was evidenced in the study.   See more at Psychiatric Times    This study indicates the importance of what we already know that talking with our children about risky and violent situations and giving them tools to seek other options continues to be an strong prevention tool.