GLRC strives to maintain an up-to-date list of links and documents as a resource to our clients and supporters. In this directory you will find local resources for support groups, mental health agencies, health departments and other community partners that GLRC operates with.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) contracts with GLRC to provide foster care recruitment, training and retention services across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Regional Resource Team (RRT) members are located throughout the region to ensure that the entire Upper Peninsula has local resources available. You can stay up to date with GLRC’s RRT by following their Yoopers Get Attached Facebook page.
Click here to see the upcoming Foster Care events.
Are you interested in making a difference in your community and looking to support survivors of suicide loss? The Central Upper Peninsula LOSS Team holds regular trainings for those looking to become involved in the program and join as LOSS Team members.
For more information on training dates and to get involved, contact: .
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches individuals how to help someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis. It is an evidence-based program facilitated through SAMSHA. Through the course, MHFA will help trainees know how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and addictions.
Coordinated through a five-step plan, MHFA teaches one to assess a situation, select and implement appropriate interventions and secure appropriate care for an individual experiencing a mental health problem.
Everyone deserves the opportunity at a second chance, and the OS Reentry Services program is all about second chances. OS Reentry Services program covers all 15 counties of the Upper Peninsula, also known as Region 1. The services provides case management services to help meet Returning Citizens’ basic needs and to assist with community reentry.
OS Reentry Services are only available to Returning Citizens under State of Michigan supervision. Program eligibility is determined by the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and the services provided are based on referral from MDOC Parole Agents.
Peer recovery connects individuals with lived experience in recovery to clients who are exploring what recovery looks like to them.
Peer Recovery Support Services can be delivered anytime during the recovery process: those curious about recovery, prior to treatment, during residential or outpatient treatment, post treatment, or in later recovery stages
Examples of peer recovery support services include:
Developed by West End Suicide Prevention in 2019, LIVE encourages self-care and compassion in our communities. LIVE means to LOVE (yourself), INCLUDE (others), VALUE (life), and ENGAGE (community). Practice LIVE by LOVING yourself, INCLUDING others, VALUING life and ENGAGING the community.
Anyone can struggle with thoughts of suicide. If you or someone you know is in emotional distress call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential, 24/7 support. Simply call or text these three numbers 988.
GLRC offers both men’s and women’s recovery housing in several Upper Peninsula communities. Recovery housing provides a safe and supportive, recovery-oriented environment where individuals can begin their life of sobriety.
After completing residential treatment for substance use disorders, clients often return to the same living situation that previously supported their addiction, and are faced with the same challenges and temptations they had before. Recovery housing can offer a extended support from like-minded individuals.
GLRC believes that spirituality is a key component of recovery and offers access to spiritual care throughout the treatment process. On-staff chaplains use their training to assess the spiritual needs of a client. Interventions may include reflective listening, empathic support, prayer, contacting a faith community, or helping clients integrate their spiritual beliefs into their new reality of recovery.
