The Michigan Opioid Partnership works with hospitals and jails across Michigan—critical intervention points for reaching and treating individuals with opioid use disorder.
NorthCare Network manages specialty mental health and substance use disorder services and supports throughout the Upper Peninsula.
The Youth Mental Health Project coordinates the Parent Support Network, offering free, confidential, virtual support groups for caregivers concerned about their child’s mental health.
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
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.
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 .
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.
