Celebrating the End of Mental Illness Screening in Michigan Court Mediations

MH Mediate and the Mental Health Safe Project are providing free trainings to Michigan mediators who were affected by the now-updated SCAO mental illness screening policies.

As the video above illustrates, approximately 400 SBM ADR Section members with mental illness and 15,000 parties were affected by these stigmatizing practices each year they were active, in addition to more people who internalized negative attitudes toward their loved ones with mental health problems.

To address this problem, we are providing free access to Empowering Parties with Mental Health Needs. This online program was approved to be provided to the Michigan Behavioral Health Mediation Services (MBHMS) mediators and, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Safety (MDHHS), it was received very well. Normally it costs $249/person but Michigan mediators who were operating under the now-updated SCAO code of conduct can access it for free using the coupon code “SCAO-ended-mental-illness-screening”

The program includes 4 hours of on-demand training including an introduction to mental health experiences and choices, guidance about empowering ways to talk about mental health, ways to notice and address discrimination, and strategies for responding to challenging behaviors without singling out parties with mental health problems.

Sign up free with the “SCAO-ended-mental-illness-screening” coupon code by clicking here