Affiliation

As of 10/1/2003 Kalamazoo Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (KCMHSAS) is the Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) for what we call the "Southwest Michigan Urban Rural Consortium".  The state of Michigan's Department of Community Health (MDCH) contracts with Kalamazoo CMHSA Services to provide medicaid consumers mental health and substance abuse services to the counties of our affiliation.  The following 4 county Community Mental Health Programs are all CARF accredited.

Kalamazoo CMHSA Services is also the Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency (SACA) for a 5 county region.  Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Barry, Branch, and Van Buren counties are covered by our SACA.

Click here to see the latest joint policy manual for the affiliation. 

Click here to see the latest affiliation provider directory. 

Click here to see the member handbook.

Contact information:

KALAMAZOO COUNTY CMH Jeff Patton, Executive Director 3299 Gull Rd., Nazareth, MI 49074 (269) 553-8000 Voice (269) 553-8100 TTY - Adult DD (269) 373-6000 24-Hour Emergency	ALLEGAN COUNTY CMH Paul Brinkley, County Director P.O. Drawer 130, Allegan, MI 49010 (269) 673-6617 Voice & TTY (269) 673-6617 24-Hour Emergency
CASS COUNTY CMH AUTHORITY (d/b/a Woodlands Behavioral Health) Kirt Carter, Executive Director 960 M-60, East, Cassopolis, MI 49031 (269) 445-2451 Voice & TTY (800) 323-0335 24-Hour Emergency	CMH SERVICES OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Elizabeth O'Dell Executive Director 210 S. Main Street, Three Rivers, MI 49093 (269) 273-5000 Voice (269) 651-1508 TTY (800) 622-3967 24-Hour Emergency

The Southwest affiliation has undertaken strategic planning processes recently.  To that end the links below provide reports for the community needs assessments for each county and the region as a whole.

Allegan County

Cass County

Kalamazoo County

St Joseph County

Consolidated Affiliation Report final.pdf