Hello to all!



This newsletter brings a few updates as we embrace this new year. MC3 is known nationally as being among the first psychiatry access programs offering services to both pregnant and postpartum women and young children. One area of specialization is the knowledge of early childhood and assessment of caregiver/child dyads.

The first five years of life are among the most critical for a child’s social-emotional development. Helping children develop a healthy attachment relationship to their parents offers lifelong advantages including better self-regulation, lessening risks associated with mood and anxiety disorders, and better capacities to develop intimate relationships. Intervening early pays dividends in setting a child up for a healthy developmental trajectory.

Our team here at MC3 is attentive to this and will frequently inquire about the parent/child relationship and whether a caregiver with very young children might benefit from infant mental health services. Selma Fraiberg, often seen as the “grandmother” of infant mental health, trained in Ann Arbor in the 1970s and her legacy lives on. 

Different name, same program: Given this concentration on both caregivers and children, we are changing what MC3's name stands for but will continue to be known statewide as MC3. The program formerly known as Michigan Child Collaborative Care is now Michigan Clinical Consultation & Care. Most who interact with our program (PCPs, advocates, partners, faculty/staff) primarily know the program as MC3, and this change will not affect any day-to-day operations of the program. But this name change will better capture the fact that we serve both caregivers and pregnant women as well as children.

Piloting services in schools: We are very excited that this year with additional Health Resources and Services Administration funds, we will have the opportunity to expand MC3 to select intermediate school districts in Michigan. This pilot will support individual and group case consultations to licensed school mental health professionals. Our hope is to expand this service to more school districts in the future. 

We hope that you are all doing well! I hope 2023 is bringing good health and many blessings to all.

Sheila Marcus, M.D.

MC3 Pediatrics Medical Director

3,300+ Primary Care Providers Enrolled

870+ Clinics in Michigan

42,000+ Services Provided

4,600+ Providers Educated

95% of providers agreed that psychiatric consultation reduced immediate need for higher level of patient care

To our provider network: Thank you for partnering with us to improve mental health access and treatment for women and children.

To learn more about our progress to date, view our new Progress Infographic document.

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