Michigan ACEs, Overdose, and Suicide Prevention Funding

ACEs prevention funding - Michigan

ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.

*ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.

Examples of how Michigan is working to prevent ACEs

Surveillance activities

The Michigan Public Health Institute is adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for Michigan public high school students. The Michigan Public Health Institute is also using data from Kids Count and the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey to better understand risk and protective factors across the social ecological model for ACEs in Michigan.

Prevention strategies and approaches

The Michigan Public Health Institute is promoting social norms that protect against violence and adversity through a public education campaign to raise community awareness of ACEs and how to prevent them and ensuring a strong start for children through early childhood home visitation by integrating ACE prevention into the Michigan Home Visiting Initiative's care plan.

Other support for ACEs in Michigan

Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.

In Michigan, some of those other initiatives include:

• Overdose Data to Action

Overdose prevention funding - Michigan

There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.2

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Examples of how Michigan is working to prevent overdose

Capacity-building courses for communities

In Michigan, nearly 200 entities use the Michigan Overdose Data to Action Program community website to learn, share information, and build partnerships across the state. The team produced and shared six free capacity-building courses with information and best practices for taking action against the overdose crisis.

Naloxone vending machine access in jails and community settings

Michigan supplied over 19,000 naloxone cartons to 15 harm reduction vending machines in jails and community settings throughout the state. Eight vending machines were placed in local jails and seven were placed in libraries, syringe service program sites, health department offices, and local transit centers. The successful implementation garnered significant interest from community organizations to expand access to naloxone vending machines.

Suicide prevention funding - Michigan

Michigan's suicide prevention priorities

Michigan is preventing suicide with CDC Injury Center funding by:A

• Strengthening access and delivery of suicide care
• Creating protective environments
• Identifying and supporting people at risk
• Lessening harms and preventing future risk

Some groups have higher rates of suicide than others. To address disparities, Michigan is focusing on:

• Men 25 years of age and older

Examples of how Michigan is working to prevent suicide

Mental health and suicide prevention for men

Men 25 years of age and older have been identified as a group that is at a disproportionate risk for suicide. Through the Preventing Suicide in Michigan Men program, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services plans to support the statewide use of Man Therapy, an innovative mental health intervention that helps men address issues like depression, divorce, and anxiety.

Telemental health

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services plans to support the development and roll-out of a telemental health toolkit that would allow providers throughout the state to provide quality suicide care on virtual platforms and would improve patient access to and use of such services.