Listening Ear

Ionia County Community Mental Health, located in Orleans, Mich., offers a full range mental health, developmental disabilities and cooccurring substance abuse care services. It offers various adolescent services that include peer-listening programs, facilitating groups for youths, short-term individual sessions, and crisis planning and intervention. Its assertive community treatment team offers multiple services that deal with areas, such as health, hospitalizations, legal problems, homelessness, employment issues and social isolation. It offers a full range of services, such as crisis management, family support, infant mental health, adult and various therapeutic services. Ionia County Community Mental Health also offers additional services, including outpatient therapies, prevention initiative, jail diversion and case management services.

SIREN/Eaton Shelter promotes the elimination of domestic violence and homelessness and provides temporary housing, support, advocacy, education and information to the community. Its services include emergency shelter, transitional housing and supportive counseling for residents and nonresidents. The organization also conducts educational sessions for the victims of family violence. It is located in Charlotte, Mich., and provides online information on domestic and emotional abuse.