Walk a mile in my shoes!

Walk a mile in my shoes!

Persons served and volunteers from Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority (SCCMHA) attended the 2024 Walk A Mile In My Shoes Rally hosted by the Community Mental Health Association (CMHA) of Michigan on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. 

50 persons served by SCCMHA, as well as staff and other volunteers traveled to the State Capitol in Lansing to raise awareness for community behavioral health services, encouraging lawmakers to learn and do more for Michigan residents living with an intellectual or developmental disability, mental health challenges or substance use disorders.

The rally is attended by representatives from all over the state of Michigan who make statements on how their County Community Mental Health (CMH) service providers help them, as well as a mile-long advocacy walk around the Capitol building.

Saginaw County resident and person served by SCCMHA Lisa Sawyer, spoke at the event on behalf of Saginaw County, highlighting the importance of the services offered to the community and how they have benefitted her.

“I’ve received services from Saginaw CMH for many years and they’ve helped me so much in my life,” Sawyer said in her prepared remarks. “We want to gather support for future state funding to keep local public CMH agencies in place.”

“Seeing every county represented in Lansing, including Saginaw County, is an important show of support in our fight to improve mental wellness in the State of Michigan,” said Public Relations Specialist Andrew Fergerson. “SCCMHA will continue doing all we can to help the residents of Saginaw County and continue raising awareness of mental health and the need for continued services on the local level.”

CMHA’s Walk A Mile In My Shoes will take place again next year on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

To watch a video highlighting the events from this year’s rally, follow the link or scan the QR code below:

https://youtu.be/NLAE_PKS4so?si=tCELmJkpU5L6PwQY