2023 Grants Awarded by the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation
Detroit-based Ethel and James Flinn Foundation announced grants awarded for 2023. In all, 51 organizations received $2.8 million in grants from the Flinn Foundation. The goal of the grants is to increase access to mental health treatment to as many individuals in Southeast Michigan as possible. Nine organizations received mini-grants.
“We recognize the hard work our grantee partners are doing to provide treatment and supports for adults, young adults and children here in Michigan,” says Andrea Cole, President and CEO of the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation.
Grantee partners are grouped into five program areas, including evidence-based treatment practices for adults, young people or children; awareness, education and outreach; capacity building; advocacy; and collaborative initiatives.
Grantee partners are listed below.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (Adults)
Avalon Healing Center
This Detroit organization was awarded $100,000 to support evidence-based mental health care to survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking.
Beaumont Health Foundation
This Southfield organization was awarded $100,000 to pilot a “bridge the gap” program to connect patients released from the ER to long-term outpatient community partners by providing behavioral health care and case management.
Henry Ford Health
This Detroit organization was awarded $100,000 to support The Metro Detroit Trauma Recovery Initiative (TRI) to provide trauma-informed and evidence-based behavioral health services and resources to survivors of traumatic injuries.
The Guidance Center
This Southgate organization was awarded $50,000 to train 300 clinical and peer support staff with the Zero Overdose “Overdose Safety Plan,” an evidence-based model that bridges a critical gap in how to help people at risk for overdose.
Hannan
This Detroit organization was awarded $50,000 to provide CBT and case management support to older adults in Detroit who are experiencing self-neglect and related disorders (e.g., hoarding, depression, etc.).
Packard Health
This Ann Arbor organization was awarded $75,000 to support a Nurse Care Manager (NCM) to work with patients and providers in an Office Based Addiction Treatment model.
Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center
This Detroit organization was awarded $100,000 to provide trauma-informed wraparound case management services for individuals and families.
Trinity Health IHA Health Services Corporation
This Ann Arbor organization was awarded $75,000 to support an evidence-based integrative physical health and behavioral health care approach at an Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.
Zaman International
This Inkster organization was awarded $62,500 to provide culturally competent behavioral health services to marginalized women, most of whom identify as immigrants, refugees and people of color.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (Young People and Children)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
This Farmington Hills organization was awarded $75,000 to offer a range of trauma-informed mental health services through the Mentally Fit Program, which includes 1:1 and group therapy, assessments and academic and tutoring enrichment.
Care House Of Oakland County Inc.
This Pontiac organization was awarded $75,000 to support the Family Resilience Program and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect.
Children’s Center of Wayne County
This Detroit organization was awarded $75,000 to implement developmental screening, assessment and mental health treatment models in early childhood settings for children, ages 4-6.
Detroit Institute for Children
This Detroit organization was awarded $75,000 to support programs to help children with special needs by collaborating with parents in the home to strengthen their parenting skills and ensure the health and safety of these vulnerable children.
Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
This Detroit organization was awarded $75,000 to offer holistic, wraparound services for youth in Wayne County and Detroit who are involved with the juvenile justice system and need behavioral health services.
Henry Ford Health
This Detroit organization was awarded $75,000 to implement a technology-driven Safety Planning Intervention in pediatric primary care at Henry Ford Health to increase self-help behaviors among individuals who are unable to readily engage with mental health services.
LifeLab Kids Foundation
This Ferndale organization was awarded $50,000 to provide one-stop-shop, coordinated Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.
Samaritas
This Detroit organization was awarded $75,000 to provide innovative substance use disorder treatment focusing on vaping/e-cigarette use for adolescents, foster care and transitional youth ages 13-19 through the Oakland County clinic.
The Board of Governors (WSU)
This Detroit organization was awarded $75,000 to establish Detroit’s first perinatal and early childhood clinic to provide on-site behavioral health services for young children (birth to 5 years) and families.
Trinity Health-Michigan
This Livonia organization was awarded $75,000 to support the Western Wayne Suicide Prevention Coalition — a program of evidence-based behavioral health services, youth activities and education aimed at zero completed youth suicides.
Trinity Health IHA Health Services Corporation
This Ann Arbor organization was awarded $75,000 to implement the IMPACT Collaborative Care Model in two pediatric clinics to improve access to appropriate behavioral health services for adolescents (ages 12-18).
CAPACITY BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES
Affirmations Lesbian Gay Community Center, Inc.
This Ferndale organization was awarded $50,000 to expand mental health therapy to improve the availability and access to affirming and affordable counseling.
Avalon Healing Center
This Detroit organization was awarded $50,000 to improve its capacity to bill for services and funding to expand telehealth opportunities to more survivors.
Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
This Southfield organization was awarded $50,000 to hire a Spanish-speaking therapist for the Latino community in Pontiac.
Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance Inc.
This Detroit organization was awarded $50,000 to expand mental health support for teens in Cody Rouge, a community on the far west side of Detroit.
Detroit Justice Center
This Detroit organization was awarded $50,000 to bring together people in Detroit who are engaged in the mental health landscape to increase awareness, collaboration and build momentum for systemic reinvestment into mental health resources.
Downtown Detroit Partnership Inc.
This Detroit organization was awarded $50,000 to support a place-based street outreach program to (re)connect individuals with mental health challenges, substance abuse disorder and homelessness in downtown Detroit to services provided by community providers.
Eastern Michigan University Foundation
This Ypsilanti organization was awarded $50,000 to develop and implement a campus-wide mental health strategic action plan to increase mental health support for EMU students.
Southwest Solutions Inc.
This Detroit organization was awarded $50,000 to support the technological integration of PCE behavioral health data management systems as a result of a recent merger.
The Family Center of Grosse Pointe & Harper Woods
This Grosse Pointe Farms organization was awarded $25,000 to update branding and curated content to improve and increase access to programs and resources.
United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC) Foundation
This Chelsea organization was awarded $50,000 to train a Huron Valley PACE interdisciplinary team in motivational interviewing, an approach to medical and mental health conversations to improve behavioral health outcomes.
Vista Maria
This Dearborn Heights organization was awarded $50,000 to continue clinical training opportunities for direct care staff to improve treatment outcomes for children with complex histories of abuse, neglect and sexual exploitation.
ADVOCACY SUPPORT
Association for Children’s Mental Health
This Lansing organization was awarded $15,000 for general operating support.ACMH provides advocacy support for individual children and their families across Michigan by focusing on activities to enhance the system of services that address the needs of children with serious emotional disorders.
Autism Alliance of Michigan
This Southfield organization was awarded $25,000 for general operating support.AAoM is an advocacy organization focused on addressing treatment access and support for individuals and families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Kevin’s Song
This Grosse Pointe Park organization was awarded $15,000 for general operating support. Kevin’s Song is an advocacy organization that brings families, providers, and policymakers together to learn and share evidence-based practices to prevent suicides.
Mental Health Association in Michigan
This Lansing organization was awarded $50,000 for general operating support. MHAM is the state’s oldest nonprofit organization concerned with mental illness and is the leading policy and research advocate. MHAM seeks regulatory action from the state government that it deems is in the best interest of adults and youth experiencing or at risk of mental illness.
Michigan’s Children
This Lansing organization was awarded $65,000 for general operating support. Michigan’s Children will bolster the public policy research advocacy capacity of mental health services providers, and youth and families who receive mental health services. It will also lead efforts to seek regulatory action from the state government that it deems is in the best interest of children experiencing or at risk of mental illness.
NAMI Metro
This Northville organization was awarded $15,000 for general operating support. Located in southeast Michigan, NAMI Metro’s constituent members cover the Foundation’s geographic focus of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County.
NAMI Michigan
This Lansing organization was awarded $50,000 for general operating support. NAMI Michiganand its statewide affiliates advocate at the state level for persons affected by mental illness and serves as a leading proponent of consumer and family involvement in care, treatment and recovery. NAMI Michigan helps to strengthen local affiliates to provide support within their communities.
NAMI Washtenaw County
This Ann Arbor organization was awarded $15,000 for general operating support. Located in southeast Michigan, NAMI Washtenaw County constituent members cover the Foundation’s geographic focus of Washtenaw County.
AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS (MINI-GRANTS)
Caleb’s Kids
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Southfield organization to provide critical mental health education and suicide prevention services through culturally relevant, holistic and evidence-based community outreach workshops and trainings.
Encourage Me I’m Young Inc.
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Detroit organization to provide consistent visual messaging on the importance of awareness with children and suicidal ideation.
Growth Works Inc.
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Plymouth organization to provide individuals the opportunities to further develop their understanding of adolescent suicide and enhance their skills in adolescent suicide prevention.
Michigan Breastfeeding Network
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Lansing organization to advance and disseminate education/guidance regarding behavioral health models of care that center and support breastfeeding families.
NAMI Michigan/CIT International
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Lansing organization to support the ANTI STIGMA campaign for junior and senior high school students.
Oakland University
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Pontiac organization to expand on the existing youth effort of the Pontiac Resilience Project to empower youths to conduct peer-to-peer training sessions with Pontiac Middle School students.
Self-Care Sanctuary
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Detroit organization to educate Wayne County residents about the importance of self-care and provide a space for people to participate in self-care activities.
The Family Center of Grosse Pointe & Harper Woods
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Grosse Pointe Farms organization to host a community book club featuring a panel of local therapists and doctors discussing books on mental health.
Washtenaw Area Council for Children
A $5,000 mini-grant was awarded to this Ypsilanti organization to pilot a peer-to-peer support group for up to 20 students in a local high school to build a support system and learn important skills for maintaining safety and wellness in today’s cyber world.
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Foundation has supported the fund established in 2020 since its inception to address issues of mass incarceration and their impact on Michigan. MJF’s focuses on three goals: 1) To strengthen Michigan’s funding, policies and practices to support the economic mobility and success of people with criminal records; 2) To reduce reliance on confinement and adjudication and 3) To engage communities in shaping justice policies.
The Board of Governors (WSU)
This Detroit organization was awarded $90,000 to aid in the launch of Michigan’s contributions to a multi-state co-op designed to share experiences, learn from one another and amplify efforts to improve the response to people experiencing a mental health or substance use-related emergency through a systems approach to developing a continuum of crisis care.
The Board of Governors (WSU)
This Detroit organization was awarded $200,000 to continue implementing the Sequential Intercept Model in Wayne County facilitated by the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice aimed at diverting people with behavioral health conditions away from the criminal justice system into community treatment.
