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Michigan Initiatives
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Michigan
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. The list can be filtered for prosperity region or zip code or searched for a keyword.
Michigan is grouped geographically into ten prosperity regions. Prosperity regions were created in 2013 to encourage local private, public, and non-profit partners from each region to develop a local economic vision. Additionally, state agencies have organized their services around these new geographic boundaries to create a better structure for collaboration.
Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.

Michigan prosperity regions map is from Michigan.gov
* 0 indicates state-wide initiatives
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Occupations | Zip Code | Prosperity Region | Last Updated | Active? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Michigan CMHA Workforce Retention Initiatives | Central Michigan CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Social Work students; Psychology students; Counseling students | 48858 | 5 | Yes | |
Community Mental Health of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties Workforce Strategies | Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychologists; Other: Masters-Level Nurses; Social Work students; Psychology students; Nursing students | 48910 | 7 | Yes | |
Grand Rapids Direct Support Workers Certification Program | Ottawa County CMHA, MOKA, Heritage Homes, Benjamin's Hope, Harbor House, CMHOC, Grand Rapids CC | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Direct Care Workers | 49503 | 4 | 03/03/2025 | Yes |
HealthWest CMHA Workforce Strategies | HealthWest CMHA | Community Mental Health | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49442 | 4 | Yes | |
LifeWays Community Mental Health Workforce Strategies | LifeWays CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Social Work students; Psychology students | 49202 | 9 | Yes | |
Huron Behavioral Health CMHA Workforce Strategies | Huron Behavioral Health CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Child and Family Social Workers (BSW); Psychology students; Social Work students | 48413 | 6 | Yes | |
Lincoln Behavioral Services Workforce Strategies | CMHA, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Other: Residents; Registered Nurses; Occupations Requiring an MSW; Counselors; Physician Assistant students; Nurse Practitioner students | 48239 | 10 | Yes | |
Network 180 CMHA Workforce Strategies | Network 180 CMHA, Real Life Services | Community Mental Health | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49503 | 4 | Yes | |
Onpoint CMHA Workforce Strategies | Onpoint CMHA | Community Mental Health | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49010 | 4 | Yes | |
Saint Clair County CMH Services Workforce Strategies | St. Clair County CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Community Health Workers; Nurse Practitioner students; Registered Nurses; Social Work students; Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48060 | 6 | Yes | |
Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Workforce Strategies | Tuscola CMHA, Thumb Community Health Partnership | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Healthcare students; High School students | 48723 | 6 | Yes | |
West Michigan Community Mental Health System Workforce Strategies | West Michigan CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49431 | 4 | Yes |
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