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May 23, 2016
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2016
LANSING, Mich. – The James K. Haveman Center for Activity, Rehabilitation and Therapy at the Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital was officially dedicated today during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the facility.
Named after former Department of Community Health director James K. Haveman, the new center is designed to offer a host of physical, rehabilitative and recreational options to help hospital patients with their recovery. The Center officially opened to patients on May 2, 2016.
Attending the ceremony today were Haveman, state Rep. Robert Kosowski of Westland, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, MDHHS Chief Deputy Director Tim Becker and Richard J. Young, hospital director. The Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital is one of the state-owned hospitals in Michigan for the treatment of mental health patients.
“Physical activity and social interactions with other patients are proven, effective ways to improve one’s mental health,” Lyon said. “This new wing is helping achieve that, and it would not have been possible without the leadership and vision of Jim Haveman. I’m honored to have worked with him so closely and to join him today.”
Haveman was serving as Department of Community Health director under Gov. John Engler when the idea for the center surfaced in 2003. The new activity wing was envisioned as a way to offer an increased-range of purposeful activities to address the social, emotional and physical activity needs of patients. It will also allow the hospital to expand and strengthen treatment programs while allowing patients to engage with a wider variety of groups.
Haveman helped oversee the final phases of the completion of the center when he served a second stint as department director between 2012 and 2014. The following year, the department merged with the Department of Human Services to become the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In April, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill naming the center after Haveman.
The center will allow patients to participate in a variety of sports or crafts, while also offering academic opportunities through computer classes, library study and indoor horticulture. Patients also can use the center for group sessions related to social skills training, anger and stress management, health and wellness education and developing recovering strategies.
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