Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Services

Mission: Easter seals michigan, inc. (esm) is a health and human services organization with a purpose to create solutions and changes lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families by maximizing their ability to live, learn, work and play in their communities. For the past 94 years we have been serving the residents of michigan. Each year we serve and support more than 9000 children and adults with disabilities and their families. As the world grew, so did esm and today our mission serves people of all ages with many different disabilities. Our specialties include behavioral health, substance use, trauma services, early intervention, medical rehabilitation and services to those with autism.

Programs: Adult services - esm provides evidenced based community and office based therapeutic and rehabilitative services and supports to adult individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental health, substance use and/or co-occurring condition(s). Services are provided by a multi-disciplinary treatment team of licensed mental health and substance abuse crendentialed professionals, para-professionals and peer support specialists who provide culturally competent and person focused services according to established standards of practice and evidence based treatment. Service lines include assertive community treatment; supported employment; mental health; substance abuse and co-occurring therapies; jail diversion; psychiatric and medication managment; and case management. Esm served 6,748 adults during the fiscal year.

family services - esm provides evidenced based community and office based services and supports to children and their families from birth through 18 years of age. Esm offers expertise in specialty service areas through the infant mental health, developmental assessment services, juvenile justice team, case management; centro latino hispanic services, children and family therapy and home based services. Evidenced based treatment modalities are utilized with an outcome to support and develop children's resiliency and keep children in least restrictive settings. Esm served 2,072 children during the fiscal year.

early intervention, children's therapy, medical rehab services, autism, and trauma assessments and planning. Esm provides early intervention, children's therapy, and medical rehab services to children of all ages. These services include the p. L. A. Y. Project, applied behavioral analysis (aba), occupational, and speech and language therapy. The individuals and families we serve are learning how to live longer, healthier and more productive lives. With the appropriate support and intervention, parents are gaining skills that transform their child that may initially prefer to play by themselves to wanting to seek out and play with others. Individuals and families are learning skills to cope with life stressors, adults are working in meaningful jobs and individuals of all ages are achieving their goals. Esm aspires to make michigan a more welcoming and inclusive place for all people with all abilities. Esm served 258 individuals during the fiscal year.

esm i, llc is a subsidiary that holds the real estate properties for our programs to provide supports and services to those that we serve.