Joanne Bailey-Boorsma, Author at UPword

The program reduced postpartum depression by 50% among participants.

MSU public health researchers seek to expand successful preventive postpartum depression program

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December 10, 2024

ROSE program trains expectant mothers on how roles and relationships change postpartum and teaches assertiveness skills so expectant mothers can ask for the support they need.

Connecting to mental health services is as simple as picking up a phone

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Healthy Communities

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June 18, 2024

For Michiganders who are looking for answers on mental health care or are having a mental health crisis, help is only a phone call away.

Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit

خارطة طريق “التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع” تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج “التعليم ما قبل الاب

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Community Development

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April 2, 2024

في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.

PreK For All Roadmap takes a holistic approach to rolling out PreK For All

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Economic Development

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March 27, 2024

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) has released the PreK for All Roadmap plan with recommendations on how the state can achieve universal pre-K for all 4-year-olds in Michigan.

Kids in Lansing's pre-K classrooms achieve academic readiness along with social-emotional skills.

Lansing School District: Free, universal pre-K well worth the effort

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Kids and Education

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March 6, 2024

Lansing School District, the 14th largest school district in Michigan, operates one of the largest preschool programs in the state and offers universal pre-K.

About one out of five children have a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder, and only about 20 percent of those children receive care

How Michigan counties are stepping up to meet youth mental health needs

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Healthy Communities

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February 6, 2024

Over the past several years, Michigan's community mental health agencies have been stepping up with a number of initiatives to help fill the gap in mental health services for youth.

Most of Michigan’s counties having childcare deserts, areas that have three or more families competing for one available childcare slot.

Regional organizations help determine the childcare landscape within their own communities

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Community Development

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January 16, 2024

The East-Central Michigan Child Care Coalition is working on expanding childcare organizations, serve more parents, and lower costs to families.

Kim Hargis, LPN works on a mandala mural at Summit Pointe.

To build a mental wellness plan, take it one step at a time

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Healthy Communities

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January 9, 2024

Michigan mental health professionals share tips on building a mental wellness plan for 2024.

A number of financial incentives for post-secondary education help those interested in an early education career.

Michigan busca crear una mejor trayectoria profesional para los educadores de la primera infancia

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Arts and Culture

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November 28, 2023

Mientras Michigan trabaja hacia un programa PreK para Todos o PreK for All, que ampliará las opciones voluntarias de preescolar para que cada niño de cuatro años en Michigan pueda acceder a una educación preescolar gratuita en 2027, una preocupación que Meyers y otros educadores preescolares plantean es el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral para los maestros de educación preescolar.