Events

Veteran and Community Resource Event September 6, 2024

Oakland Community Health Network is holding a Veteran and Community Resource Event on September 6, 2024 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Madison Heights City Hall located at 260 West 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights, Michigan, 48071.

There will be free lunch, gift cards for participants, free gun safes, suicide prevention discussion,VA connectivity, and connection to mental health resources will be available at the event. Veterans, community members, and vendors can register by clicking on the registration link below or scanning the QR code shown.

Register for Event

For any questions please contact OCHN Veterans Navigator Chaka McDonald at 248-764-4443 or email mcdonaldc@oaklandchn.org.

Can I Vote While In Jail? 

Many people believe that if you are detained in jail during an election you cannot vote.But this is not true! You have the full legal right to vote while you are detained in jail so long as you are not currently serving a sentence. Your vote and your voice matter!

In fact, you are eligible to register and vote in Michigan even if:

• You have a felony record.
• You are on probation, parole, or tether.
• You are awaiting arraignment, trial, or sentencing, regardless of your incarceration status.
• Your housing is unstable.
• You have a disability.
• You do not have a Michigan ID.

If you are eligible, Michigan law requires that you must be provided with access to vote in jail. Contact a VAAC voting ambassador at contact@votingaccessforall.org for the materials you need to vote!

Don’t miss your chance to be heard!

Voting Access For All Coalition - VAAC • www.votingaccessforall.org

Harm Reduction and Syringe Services

In an effort to help people make healthier choices to prevent overdoses, HIV and Hepatitis C, the Oakland County Health Department is offering the following:

• Free and confidential STI, rapid HIV and rapid Hepatitis C testing
• Referral and linkage to substance use treatment
• Overdose education and Narcan kits
• Free condoms, sterile syringes, injecting drug equipment/works and disposal services
• Referral and linkage to medical care and prevention, including HIP PrEP, nPEP and treatment of Hepatitis C
• Education and risk reduction counseling
• Peer Support Coach Services
• Community resources and assistance with Medicaid Enrollment
• Basic Wound care
• Free hygiene supplies
• Food Bank
• Free vaccines

Harm reduction and syringe services are available Monday thru Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Oakland County Health Department located at 148 North Saginaw Street, Pontiac, Michigan 48342.

For additional information call 248-858-1729 or email OCHD-HarmReduction@oakgov.com or visit the Oakland Health Department website.

News

APPR Partnership

Oakland County Community Corrections is proud to announce that acceptance of a one year technical assistance collaboration with Advancing Pretrial, Policy, and Research (APPR) which will kick off in June of 2023. The project will involve representatives from Oakland County Corporation Counsel, the Oakland County Prosecutors Office, Oakland County jail administration, the Sheriff's Department, Community Corrections, the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, a senior criminal defense attorney, and a justice impacted individual. The program will target many initiatives including increasing collaboration with stakeholders, developing pretrial decision tools, evaluating policies and practices to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, create internal and external communication strategies, and to expand pretrial support programming.

Free Naloxone Kits

In an effort to reduce the harms caused by the opioid crisis, Community Corrections is providing access to free Naloxone kits. These kits are available at Community Corrections Main Office located at 250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341 or at Community Corrections Troy Office at 1151 Crooks Road, Troy, Michigan, 48084. The kids are in vending machines located just outside of the main entrance.

For more information and resources on naloxone, visit https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/naloxone and for free overdose prevention, visit https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose. For harm reduction services offered in Oakland County, please visit https://www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org/oakland.