LifeWays
Douglas Brinker MA, CPSS, DTM is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in mental health advocacy, communication, and community service. As the founder of Beacon4HOPE LLC, Douglas provides suicide prevention techniques informed by personal experiences and emphasizes the importance of seeking immediate support. Additional roles include serving as the Mental Health and VMS Programs Director for the Department of Michigan VFW and as a Certified Peer Support Specialist with LifeWays Community Mental Health. Douglas is the founder of Brinker Communication/Inspirational Services, focusing on improving organizational morale, and Operation Sandbox Santa, which supports deployed troops through fundraising. With a background in leadership roles within Toastmasters and rigorous academic training, Douglas holds a Master of Arts in Communication and Media Studies and various certifications in peer support.
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LifeWays
LifeWays is a public mental health agency serving people in Jackson and Hillsdale counties. We treat adults and children with emotional/behavioral challenges, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and substance use issues. As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), LifeWays provides a comprehensive set of services used to increase access to care, support people in crisis, and provide treatment for those with the most serious and complex behavioral health needs regardless of their insurance coverage. CCBHCs integrate additional services that focus on recovery, wellness, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health care integration. Treatment, services, and supports may include screening and assessment, crisis intervention, withdrawal management, crisis care, case management, therapy, skill building/vocational support, peer mentoring, veterans support, healthcare integration, wellness coaching, and prevention/outreach.