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LifeWays

If you are in crisis/having suicidal thoughts please call us 24/7 at 1 (800) 284-8288 or dial 9-8-8.

LifeWays is a public mental health agency serving people in Jackson and Hillsdale counties. We treat adults and children with emotional/behavioral challenges, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and substance use issues. As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grantee, LifeWays provides a comprehensive set of services used to increase access to care, support people in crisis, and provide treatment for those with the most serious and complex behavioral health needs regardless of their insurance coverage. CCBHCs integrate additional services that focus on recovery, wellness, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health care integration. Treatment, services, and supports may include screening and assessment, crisis intervention, withdrawal management, crisis care, case management, therapy, skill building/vocational support, peer mentoring, veterans support, healthcare integration, wellness coaching, and prevention/outreach.

12/19/2025

LifeWays will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and Thursday, December 25, 2025 in observance of Christmas Eve and Day.

LifeWays Crisis Services staff will remain onsite, and our Crisis Residential Unit will remain fully operational. You can call us 24/7 at 1 (800) 284-8288.

12/18/2025

Lead a team that cares for the community, backed by an organization that cares for you. Learn more about our Daytime Crisis Supervisor role and the benefits that go along with it: www.lifewaysmi.org/join-our-team

12/16/2025

Crisis leadership takes heart, skill, and strength — so we make sure you never lead alone. Learn more about our Daytime Crisis Supervisor role and the benefits that go along with it: www.lifewaysmi.org/join-our-team

12/15/2025

𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼. 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 ‘𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺’ 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
A new partnership between LifeWays and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is helping first responders safely and compassionately support people with disabilities. Sheriff Gary Schuette shared that the SAFE Program gives officers critical information ahead of time, allowing them to “approach situations in a soft manner” when needed.
Fred Delos Santos, Director of Crisis Services at LifeWays, said programs like SAFE can prevent dangerous misunderstandings: “There’s always that thought of ‘I wish I knew that.’ This gives officers the opportunity to get that information firsthand.”

Read the full article here:
🔗 https://www.lifewaysmi.org/news/wilx-safe

12/14/2025

If you’re ready to coach others while growing as a leader, the Daytime Crisis Supervisor position was made for you. Learn more about our Daytime Crisis Supervisor role and the benefits that go along with it: www.lifewaysmi.org/join-our-team

12/13/2025

You don’t stop growing just because you’re leading.
This role invests in your clinical future — without adding to your workload or your debt. Learn more about our Daytime Crisis Supervisor role and the benefits that go along with it: www.lifewaysmi.org/join-our-team

12/11/2025

𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Jackson County and LifeWays have introduced the new SAFE Program, a voluntary system that lets families share important information in advance about loved ones with disabilities, mental health needs, or medical conditions. Sheriff Gary Schuette said this information can prevent emergencies from escalating, noting, “If we’re frontloaded with that information, we can refrain from doing things that are gonna cause that situation to get worse.”

He added that the program helps first responders tailor their approach: “They’re gonna know how to deal with people, and talk to them in a manner that’s going to increase our ability to serve them.”

Read the full article here:
🔗 https://www.lifewaysmi.org/news/fox47-safe

12/11/2025

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲!
The American Red Cross will be at the Jackson office on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Pine Room.

Just one donation can save up to THREE lives. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.

𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive
Sponsor code: LIFEWAYS
You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

*Please park in the back parking lot and enter through the Administrative Entrance.

12/10/2025

Lead a team • Shape crisis care • Build your future
Our pension makes this leadership role one of the most stable in community mental health. Learn more about our Daytime Crisis Supervisor role and the benefits that go along with it: www.lifewaysmi.org/join-our-team

12/10/2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to an agency-wide scheduled closure on Thursday, December 11, 2025, LifeWays will be closing early:
-The LifeWays Hillsdale location will be closing early at 4 p.m.
-The LifeWays Jackson location will be closing early at 4:30 p.m.

For Jackson walk-ins from 4:30-7 p.m. please use the Crisis entrance at the back of the building. LifeWays Crisis Services staff will remain onsite, and our Crisis Residential Unit will remain fully operational.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call (800) 284-8288 for 24/7 support.

12/09/2025

If you are enrolled in Medicaid or the Healthy Michigan Plan and have a qualifying stimulant or opioid use disorder, you may be eligible for the Michigan Recovery Incentives Program in Jackson. Participants can earn up to $599 for negative drug tests while building a stronger path toward recovery.

Participants agree that accountability has been one of the most valuable parts of the program. According to Destanie Pruden-Walling, a program participant, “The recovery incentive program has really helped me stay motivated and accountable in my recovery. Knowing I can earn money for clean drug screens not only supports me financially but also makes me feel proud of the progress I’m making. It’s a positive reminder that the hard work I’m putting in is paying off and keeps me focused on moving forward.”

Destanie added, “What do you have to lose? No matter what, you earn money. Why not give it a shot?”

Your Journey Starts Here — contact LifeWays and ask about the Michigan Incentives Program.
(517) 789-1209

Learn more:
lifewaysmi.org/news/michigan-recovery-incentives-program

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Jackson, MI
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LifeWays Community Mental Health serves Jackson and Hillsdale Counties. LifeWays serves adults with mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbance, and individuals with developmental disabilities. The LifeWays network also serves individuals with a co-occurring substance use disorders. Additionally crisis services are available to any community member living in Jackson or Hillsdale County. LifeWays provides specialty mental health services to individuals with Medicaid and Healthy Michigan as well as people who are uninsured and under-insured. Starting services: After an initial screening and assessment by LifeWays personnel, a person eligible to receive services would be referred to services in house, from one of over 70 different service providers in the LifeWays network, or private providers in the Jackson and Hillsdale communities.

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