Tears, Frustration, and Fear: Families Confront Michigan Lawmakers Over Mental Health System

Families describe lack of services, funding disputes, and barriers to care during overnight House oversight hearing

LANSING, Mich. — Lawmakers on a Michigan House oversight subcommittee heard emotional testimony overnight from families and advocates who described what they called a broken mental health system, raising concerns about funding, accountability, and access to care.

The hearing focused on community mental health services across the state, where legislators …