{"id":72833,"date":"2026-02-17T20:36:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?p=72833"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:06:48","slug":"oakland-county-diverts-mental-health-patients-to-ers-amid-crisis-center-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/oakland-county-diverts-mental-health-patients-to-ers-amid-crisis-center-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County diverts mental health patients to ERs amid crisis center takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Law enforcement is Oakland County is being asked to divert individuals in severe psychological crisis to hospitals rather than a designated facility in Pontiac\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Critics say the practice burdens both emergency departments and police officers, who lack specialized training and resources<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Michigan Mental Health Association says the action is having a \u201cchilling effect\u201d on network providers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>TROY \u2013 Mental health advocates are worried that a transition in crisis care in Oakland County is causing major service disruptions for adults in psychological emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), which manages a behavioral health provider network that serves about 30,000 county residents, notified local law enforcement last month to request \u201cindividuals in crisis be diverted to the local Emergency Departments\u201d rather than be admitted to the county\u2019s Resource and Crisis Center in Pontiac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the ER to care for mental health patients in crisis is a controversial practice sometimes called \u201cpsychiatric boarding.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"72837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/oakland-county-diverts-mental-health-patients-to-ers-amid-crisis-center-takeover\/attachment\/pontiacresourceandcrisiscenter_en\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Resource and Crisis Center in Pontiac opened in 2012. Crisis stabilization and residential services have been paused during the transition to  Oakland Community Health Network\u2019s management. (Eli Newman \/ Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"exterior of a resource center for mental health care\" class=\"wp-image-72837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacResourceAndCrisisCenter_EN-1024x768.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Resource and Crisis Center in Pontiac opened in 2012. Crisis stabilization and residential services have been paused during the transition to  Oakland Community Health Network\u2019s management. (Eli Newman \/ Bridge Michigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision pushes out Oakland County\u2019s timeline to fully absorb adult mental health services as it pivots away from contracting out some of that work. Until recently, a nonprofit provider, Common Ground, operated a 24\/7 residential crisis center in Pontiac that serves all of Oakland County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakland Community Health Network assumed responsibility for the Pontiac Resource and Crisis Center in late January following <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/battle-rages-over-michigan-countys-plan-to-take-crisis-services-in-house\/\">the acrimonious end of the county\u2019s relationship with Common Ground<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-emergency-rooms-are-jammed-identifying-mental-illness-can-help\/\"><strong>Michigan emergency rooms are jammed. Identifying mental illness can help.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/henry-ford-sells-a-se-michigan-hospital-to-mental-health-provider\/\"><strong>Henry Ford sells a SE Michigan hospital to mental health provider<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/state-lawmakers-describe-lack-of-service-in-michigans-mental-health-system\/\"><strong>State lawmakers describe \u2018lack of service\u2019 in Michigan\u2019s mental health system<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some operations are temporarily paused at the center, leaving Oakland County unable to take in severe mental health cases brought in by police for crisis stabilization, as well as run the center\u2019s short-term, voluntary crisis residential program that serves as an alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials say nine individuals receiving care at the center were discharged on Jan. 29, when OCHN assumed responsibility for all adult crisis center crisis services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have the full staffing needed to operate that unit safely,\u201d Trisha Zizumbo, chief operating officer for OCHN, told Bridge Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executives at the public agency estimate they have about 50 positions left to fill before normal operations can resume, having brought on about 100 employees, many from Common Ground, during the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dana Lasenby, OCHN\u2019s chief executive officer, said the agency is awaiting<strong> <\/strong>a state license to operate its residential crisis program, and that there are \u201ccontingencies in place that are working\u201d that allow the site to continue providing 24\/7 walk-in crisis services and other types of support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pontiac General Hospital and other local emergency departments are being used as a resource, Lasenby said. Pontiac General is facing a precarious future itself, after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/pontiac-general-hospital-bankruptcy-medicare-program\/\">declared bankruptcy in 2024<\/a> and was <a href=\"http:\/\/noaa-mirror.org\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/michigan-pontiac-general-hospital-11\/08\/2024.pdf\">removed from Medicare<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"72836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/oakland-county-diverts-mental-health-patients-to-ers-amid-crisis-center-takeover\/attachment\/pontiacgeneralhospital_en\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"021726_PontiacGeneralHospital_EN.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pontiac General Hospital lost its funding from the Centers for Medicare &amp;#038; Medicaid Services in 2024 amid safety and quality concerns (Eli Newman \/ Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exterior of Pontiac General Hospital seen from across the street\" class=\"wp-image-72836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PontiacGeneralHospital_EN-1024x768.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pontiac General Hospital lost its funding from the Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services in 2024 amid safety and quality concerns (Eli Newman \/ Bridge Michigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>She estimates the Pontiac Resource and Crisis Center will have \u201ceverything up and running\u201d by April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was not our ideal to cease those services by the previous vendor in the way in which it happened or in the timeframe in which it happened,\u201d Lasenby told Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Ground, which has provided behavioral health services in Oakland County for more than 50 years, ceased adult crisis services at the Pontiac center last month citing a contract dispute.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While leadership at OCHN say the nonprofit was overpaid for its work, Common Ground CEO Heather Rae said the public agency failed to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments, causing her organization to run an \u201cunsustainable financial deficit.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The split occurred over several months as OCHN broadcast its intent to absorb more crisis services <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-quietly-kills-effort-to-restructure-mental-health-care-system\/\">amid a shifting mental health care landscape in Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s definitely problematic,\u201d Rae told Bridge. \u201cIt was the only comprehensive crisis center in the state for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Ground served 1,300 individuals who were dropped off by police at the Pontiac Resource and Crisis Center in 2025, according to Rae, with about 8,000 visiting the location annually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office did not respond to Bridge\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An \u2018unfair and impractical\u2019 decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mental health advocates say they are concerned about the \u201cproblematic transition\u201d occurring in Oakland County and the \u201cunnecessary confusion\u201d it will cause the community, law enforcement and hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnlike hospital emergency departments, crisis centers are specifically designed and staffed with experienced professionals to aid people in crisis,\u201d said Marianne Huff, president and CEO of the Mental Health Association in Michigan, in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo expect hospital emergency departments to be ready to assume responsibility for an unknown number of additional individuals that are brought to hospitals by law enforcement is unfair and impractical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huff told members of the OCHN board Tuesday that the agency\u2019s actions are having a \u201cchilling effect\u201d on the statewide network of service providers who are navigating changing dynamics with their community mental health agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crisis care advocates maintain that designated facilities with a specialized workforce who can assist in mental health emergencies are more cost-effective than diverting those responsibilities to others, while keeping individuals close to their support systems.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"72835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/oakland-county-diverts-mental-health-patients-to-ers-amid-crisis-center-takeover\/attachment\/marianne-huff_en\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"021726_Marianne Huff_EN.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marianne Huff, president and CEO of the Mental Health Association in Michigan, speaks to the Oakland Community Health Network board on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (Eli Newman \/ Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman sits at a table speaking at a public event as another woman looks on\" class=\"wp-image-72835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marianne-Huff_EN-1024x768.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marianne Huff, president and CEO of the Mental Health Association in Michigan, speaks to the Oakland Community Health Network board on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (Eli Newman \/ Bridge Michigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>MIchigan hospital leaders say they are \u201chopeful\u201d that community mental health agencies like OCHN will quickly bring services back online quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The community mental health system is designed to support crisis response for patients with behavioral health needs,\u201d said Lauren LaPine-Ray, vice president of policy and rural health with the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, in an email. \u201cWhen these services are taken offline and emergency departments are used for mental health patients, capacity for medical emergencies is limited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018Troubling\u2019 changes for police<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pause of crisis care services returns Oakland County to a baseline experienced by many in Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most counties do not have a crisis care facility for law enforcement to use, according to James Tignanelli, president of the Police Officers Association of Michigan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That lack of resources can be \u201ctroubling\u201d for law enforcement<strong> <\/strong>personnel, Tignanelli said, as officers have to spend hours escorting individuals in a mental health crisis while they wait for treatment, which takes them away from their primary duties and personal life. He said departments often have to issue mandatory overtime to cover staffing shortages caused by the increased time spent in hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a real draw on manpower, and it&#8217;s not a setting that is easily secured,\u201d Tignanelli told Bridge. \u201cUltimately, it&#8217;s our job, but it&#8217;s not one that we&#8217;re really trained for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Pfannes, deputy director of the Michigan Sheriffs&#8217; Association, said a <a href=\"https:\/\/behaviorhealthjustice.wayne.edu\/recommended_best_practices\/validated_screening_brief_mmhdc_cbhj.pdf\">\u201cstaggering\u201d number of incarcerated individuals<\/a> are on psychotropic medication. 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