Community Resources
GLRC works alongside and partners with numerous community, state and national agencies. Below are helpful resources to learn about behavioral health services or seek care for yourself or others.
Substance Use Resources
The Michigan Opioid Partnership works with Michigan’s hospitals and jails, which are critical intervention points to reach and treat those with opioid use disorder, as an integral part of addressing the state’s opioid crisis. The site provides resources for medical and criminal justice professionals engaged in this work.
NorthCare Network manages specialty mental health & substance abuse services & supports throughout the Upper Peninsula.
The Youth Mental Health Project coordinates support groups for parents called the Parent Support Network. The groups are free, confidential and virtual support group for caregivers who are concerned about their child's mental health.
Mental Health Resources
Upper Peninsula Community Mental Health Agencies:
- Copper Country Mental Health — Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties.
- Hiawatha Behavioral Health — Eastern Upper Peninsula
- Northpointe — Dickinson, Iron and Menominee Counties
- Pathways — Alger, Delta, Luce and Marquette counties.
Guiding Good Choices – Virtual U.P.-wide family class that provides the skills to reduce youth's risk for using alcohol/other drugs. For Marquette County's in-person Guiding Good Choices group, contact ksager@maresa.org.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has an Alger/Marquette chapter that offers support groups, educational meetings and a Family-To-Family program. You can learn more about their programs on the NAMI Alger Marquette website. To learn about what they are doing on a state level, visit NAMI Michigan.
NorthCare Network manages specialty mental health & substance abuse services & supports throughout the Upper Peninsula.
If you are looking for information about men’s mental health, coupled with humor, Man Therapy is a wonderful resource.
The Youth Mental Health Project coordinates support groups for parents called the Parent Support Network. The groups are free, confidential and virtual support group for caregivers who are concerned about their child's mental health.
Access the Veteran’s Crisis Line by dialing 988 and then pressing 1.
Copper Shores Community Support & Outreach has created a Resources for Support webpage that shares information about multiple state and national crisis lines, including crisis lines for kids, teens, senior citizens, LGBTQ+ community, pregnant women and new moms, emergency services workers and more.
Suicide Prevention
Anyone can struggle with thoughts of suicide. If you or someone you know is in emotional distress call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential, 24/7 support. Simply call or text these three numbers 988. You may also call 1-800-273-8255.
You can access the Veteran’s Crisis Line by dialing 988 and then pressing 1.
Copper Shores Community Support & Outreach is a 24/7 crisis and outreach center for individuals throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Grief support group for survivors of suicide loss are offered in Ishpeming and in Marquette.
The State of Michigan provides a webpage detailing resources for suicide prevention.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers specialized toolkit resources for schools regarding mental health and suicide prevention. The After a Suicide: Toolkit for Schools aims to assists schools in implementing a coordinated response to the suicide death of a student and the Preventing Suicide toolkit, which assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health.
West End Suicide Prevention created LIVE, which encourages individuals to LOVE (yourself), INCLUDE (others), VALUE (life) and ENGAGE (community). The group distributes materials with the LIVE logo, some of which also include the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number and/or ways to recognize signs and symptoms of suicidal thoughts and how you can help someone in need. If you would like to become a member of West End Suicide Prevention, or would like to received free LIVE materials, please contact wesp@greatlakesrecovery.org.
Other Resources
Upper Peninsula Health Departments:
- Chippewa County Health Department — Chippewa County.
- Public Health — Delta and Menominee counties.
- Dickinson-Iron District Health Department — Dickinson and Iron counties.
- LMAS District Health Department — Luce, Mackinac, Alger and Schoolcraft counties.
- Marquette County Health Department — Marquette County.
- Western Upper Peninsula Health Department — Baraga, Houghton, Gogebic, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties.
Visit Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan for information on the Michigan health insurance plan.
The Northern Michigan Regional (NMRE) entity is one of ten Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs) in the state of Michigan to manage the behavioral health (mental health, intellectual disability and substance use disorder) services for people enrolled in Medicaid.
The Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health seeks to improve the health and well-being of Upper Peninsula residents and communities by developing collaborative partnerships that improve the access and availability of affordable, quality healthcare services.
The Upper Peninsula Health Plan provides health coverage for individuals enrolled in Medicaid, the Healthy Michigan Plan, MIChild, Children’s Special Health Care Services, MI Health Link, and Medicare Advantage.
GLRC is a Member Agency of the United Way of Marquette County and the United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula.