In keeping with our commitment to empowering women, children, and families to heal, grow, and realize their full potential, Vista Maria is making a thoughtful shift in how we serve Michigan’s youth by ending residential youth mental health programming. Over the last decade, a combination of social, systemic, and regulatory factors has made it increasingly challenging to care for youth whose mental health needs have grown more acute and complex. Many of these young people would benefit from receiving inpatient psychiatric support that we do not, and are not licensed to, provide. Therefore, residents will be transferred by December 19, 2025, to other care facilities under the support of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), as it is responsible for securing placements and ensuring continuity of care. Vista Maria will continue to strengthen our other programs, such as foster care, independent living, and juvenile justice services.
To help provide additional context, we have prepared a Q&A document, Residential Questions & Answers, which outlines this decision and answers some questions in more detail.