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Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing

Accessing Mental Health Services

Explains how to start the process of seeking help through the Community Mental Health Association website and phone number. The need for the person to make clear when accommodations are needed and what type is highlighted. Also, gathering their history of symptoms, severity, and family history prior to CMH contact is highly recommended.
Accessing Mental Health Services

Deaf Culture and You

Shows the breadth of Deaf Culture with its different values, traditions, interests, and needs. The video conveys the message of Deaf pride and the beauty of their language and culture.
Deaf Culture and You

Let’s Talk Mental Health

Provides an overview of possible mental health symptoms emphasizing that they won’t go away on their own.
Let’s Talk Mental Health

What to Expect with Mental Health Services

Discusses how eligibility is determined, describes a pre-planning and person-centered meeting. This clip also talks about how to deal with a denial including making sure they get a written denial.
What to Expect with Mental Health Services

Your Rights and Mental Health Services

Includes an overview of the rights a person has for care and directs the person to the recipient rights section of the Michigan website if they feel they are not being treated with respect, might have had a breech of confidentiality, or want to change to a different professional.
Your Rights and Mental Health Services

Law Enforcement & The Deaf Community

A panel composed of Michigan Law enforcement officers, a representative from the state of Michigan, and a representative of Michigan's Deaf community cover perceptions, positive practices, resources and more. 
Law Enforcement & The Deaf Community

Rewind: Being DeafBlind and Seeking Health Care

Discover some of the challenges for a DeafBlind individual when facing a mental health issue. In this video, the viewer has the opportunity to get a feel for what it is like for a DeafBlind woman to seek medical help. She is experiencing a tightness in her chest and is having difficulty breathing. Watch as she and her service dog navigate the community and ultimately receive compassionate medical care.

Rewind: Being DeafBlind and Seeking Health Care