Federal law states that the planning council is expected to do the following:

1. Review the Mental Health Block Grant plan and to make recommendations.

2. Serve as an advocate for adults with serious mental illness, children with emotional disturbance, and other individuals with mental illness.

3. Monitor, review, and evaluate, not less than once each year, the allocation of adequacy of mental health services within the state.

The revised state bylaws of the council call for the appointment of 22 or more individuals who represent consumers, families, advocates, service providers, and principal state agencies that coordinate services to the target population.  The council meets four to six times per year, usually in Lansing. The meetings are scheduled on Friday from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Below is a listing of the upcoming meeting date:

Friday, November 13, 2009 - Location: 7109 W. Saginaw Hwy, Lansing.

For additional information, please click to send an email to Karen Cashen or call 517-335-5934.