Visit the Foster Care Navigator page to view a variety of information about foster care in Michigan, including:
You can learn more about becoming a foster parent through this brochure entitled ‘Where Do I Begin’ or this piece called ‘The Foster Child‘.
Additional Foster Care training can be found on the Fostering Forward Michigan Training Institute website.
If you or your child are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or contact Copper Shores Community Support & Outreach, the UP’s 24/7 crisis and outreach center at (906) 482-HELP (4357).
GLRC has a variety of mental health services specifically for children and adolescents. These services include psychiatric care, outpatient counseling, medical care and trauma assessments and can be found on the Child & Adolescent Services page of our website.
We also offer outpatient counseling for adults, as well as a continuum of substance use disorder services. For more information or to access services, call (906) 228-9696.
To access specialty mental health services through one of the Community Mental Health agencies in the Upper Peninsula, call NorthCare Access at 1-888-906-9060 or 906-225-4433 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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.
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.
If fostering is not a good fit for you, but you would like to help, there are many ways to get involved. Foster families have a need for everything from meals for a new foster family, tutoring, sports fees and more.
If interested, please complete the Respite Caregiver Information Form and email it to Donna Burns (), Foster Care Program Supervisor, to let her know your interests.
Great Lakes Recovery Centers believes that a substance use disorder is a disease that impacts the individual, their family members, and the community, and that there are multiple pathways to recovery. The treatment of this illness is best addressed through an array of services provided by caring professionals, along with the involvement of support systems, including a person’s family and community.
In addition to substance use disorder clinical services, GLRC also offers peer recovery services and recovery housing.
Medical programs are staffed by physicians and nurse practitioners who can provide medication assisted treatment along with treatment for health conditions, preventative care, education on health topics and procedures.
