Washtenaw County Community Mental Health

What Washtenaw County Community Mental Health does

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is a department within the Washtenaw County government's Health & Human Services division, providing publicly funded behavioral health services to residents of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Headquartered in Ypsilanti and operating under the authority of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, the unit's service portfolio comprises Community Mental Health Services (assessment and treatment), 24/7 Crisis Services for acute mental health emergencies, specialized programs for adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the Washtenaw Health Project for insurance enrollment assistance, and the Washtenaw Alive Suicide Prevention Coalition. The organization coordinates across county departments, contracted community agencies, and K-12 schools — most notably through an inaugural partnership summit with Ann Arbor Public Schools that convened 19 community organizations, 30 district staff, and 45 partner agency participants around the MTSS framework for student mental health.

The unit is structured as a single-service government division rather than a multi-product technology platform. There is no disclosed proprietary technology stack, software product, API surface, or AI component; service delivery relies on conventional county-government coordination, case management, and community partnerships. Distribution is regional and confined to Washtenaw County, with no global footprint and no apparent expansion outside the county's borders.

The revenue model is public funding — county property tax appropriations anchored by the Community Mental Health and Public Safety Preservation Millage, supplemented by state and federal pass-throughs (Medicaid, behavioral health block grants, PIHP capitation) — with no commercial pricing, no per-unit charges disclosed to end users, and no private capital structure. The end-user 'customer' is the county's resident population and, by extension, partner agencies such as Ann Arbor Public Schools that receive coordinated mental health support.

Name

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health

Legal name

Washtenaw County

Website

https://washtenaw.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is a publicly funded county government department in Ypsilanti, Michigan, delivering community mental health, crisis intervention, substance use, and suicide prevention services to county residents through direct provision and partnerships with schools and community agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Crisis intervention services
• Substance use treatment
• Suicide prevention programs
• Public behavioral healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Ypsilanti

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is the county government's public behavioral health unit that delivers mental health and substance use services to Washtenaw County residents. Its core offerings include community mental health treatment, 24/7 crisis services, suicide prevention through the Washtenaw Alive coalition, services for adults with mental health and substance use concerns, and health-insurance enrollment assistance via the Washtenaw Health Project. Access is provided through county-operated channels and community partnerships such as Ann Arbor Public Schools.

Product overview

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health operates as a division of the Washtenaw County government, providing a coordinated portfolio of mental health and related services to county residents. The core offerings include Community Mental Health Services (assessment and treatment), Crisis Services (emergency intervention), and specialized programs for adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. Related health access services include the Washtenaw Health Project (insurance enrollment assistance) and the Washtenaw Alive Suicide Prevention Coalition. The organization partners with community agencies and schools to strengthen coordination on student mental health services. This is a single-service government division focused on behavioral health access rather than a multi-product technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Mental Health Services Public county-operated mental health treatment and case-management services for Washtenaw County residents with mental illness, delivered through the Community Mental Health Services Board.
• Crisis Services 24/7 crisis intervention and response services for Washtenaw County residents experiencing mental health or substance use crises, accessed via a crisis line and county channels.
• Services for Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns Behavioral health and substance use services targeted at adult Washtenaw County residents with mental health and substance use concerns, including assessment, treatment, and connection to ongoing support.
• Washtenaw Health Project (WHP) Health-insurance enrollment assistance for Washtenaw County residents who need coverage to access behavioral health and other medical services.
• Washtenaw Alive Suicide Prevention Coalition Community-based suicide prevention program coordinated through the Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Services Board, delivering prevention, awareness, and postvention activities across the county.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near-decade effort to prioritize mental health in Ann Arbor Public Schools
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Leaders from 19 community organizations including AAPS gathered at inaugural Student Mental Health Partnerships Summit to strengthen coordination on student mental health services using MTSS framework to identify service gaps.
• Washtenaw Alive - Suicide Prevention CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition focused on suicide prevention efforts across Washtenaw County, part of broader mental health services network

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trillium Health Resources: Public Managed Care Organization in North Carolina operating as a county-level behavioral health PIHP—directly comparable role and service portfolio across mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability services.
• Network180 (Kent County Community Mental Health): Kent County, Michigan's community mental health authority, operating crisis, outpatient, and substance use services through comparable county-level governance and Medicaid contracting.
• Genesee Health System: County-level Community Mental Health Services Program serving Genesee County, Michigan with mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services—structurally identical to Washtenaw County Community Mental Health.
• Macomb County Community Mental Health Agency: Michigan county CMH serving Macomb County residents with the same core services—mental health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance use treatment—delivered under equivalent state oversight.
• Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority: Michigan's largest Community Mental Health Authority, providing publicly funded behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance use services to Detroit/Wayne County residents under the same state PIHP framework as Washtenaw County CMH.
• Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority: County CMH authority in Michigan's thumb region providing mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services with the same public-sector mission and service set.
• Oakland Community Health Network: PIHP covering Oakland County, Michigan, providing publicly funded mental health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance use disorder services to a comparable suburban county population.
• Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties: Multi-county Michigan PIHP delivering the same community mental health, crisis, and substance use service mix under the same state contracting framework as Washtenaw County CMH.

Others

• Washtenaw County Health Department: Co-located county public health department sharing oversight, facilities, and cross-referrals with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health; not a competitor but the sister public-health entity its services are integrated with.

Broad incumbents

• Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services: Largest behavioral health provider in Michigan, operating inpatient, outpatient, residential, and crisis services statewide across a much broader footprint than a single county CMH—illustrative of the larger non-public incumbents that adjacent-county residents can access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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