TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse Mental Health Crisis and Access Center acknowledged a rise in the volume of patients it’s serving since the implementation of Phase II in the center’s plan to offer more comprehensive mental health care in northern Michigan.

Munson Healthcare’s Chief Operating Officer Laura Glenn provided an update to the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners earlier this week about the center’s increased number of patients now that services have expanded. The center houses a partnership between Munson Healthcare and the Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority. Each entity serves as an operator for different services offered at the center, which received $5 million from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funding to establish and address mental health c

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