Capital News Service

Some therapists say virtual visits should last beyond the pandemic

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THERAPY: The pandemic has widened the use of teletherapry for mental health counseling. Some experts say it’s just as effective as traditional face-to-face therapy and moe convenient for many clients, especially amid the pandemic-related exacerbation of mental health problems and constraints on travel and indoor activities. It also makes therapy more accessible to residents of rural areas in the state. Health insurers may determine how much teletherapy continues after the pandemic. We talk to psychologists and therapists Eastern Michigan and Grand Valley State universities, Milford and Farmington Hills explain. By Sheldon Krause. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.

Diversity Issues

‘We need true history and real history to be taught’: Black History Month education advocate

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SOCIAL STUDIES: Emphasizing African American history in social studies classes is a tradition in February, Black History Month. Educators say it’s an important part of the curriculum, but the only declared GOP candidate for governor vows to cancel BHM if elected. We hear from the head of the Michigan Council for the Social Studies, from Cadillac, and an East Lansing school board member. By Sheldon Krause: FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE, CADILLAC, HOLLAND AND ALL POINTS.

Capital News Service

Outlook mixed on Michigan’s effort to ‘fix the damn roads’

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ROADS: The governor is again pushing the Legislature for more generous funding of infrastructure projects, although her pleas have fallen on death Republican ears in the past. Advocates of more money to fix deteriorating roads, bridges and sewer lines say they hope the new Biden administration will be more generous than the Trump administration in supporting state and local projects. We hear from the Michigan Municipal League, road officials in Chippewa, Wayne and Montmorency counties and the Michigan Association of Counties. By Shel Krause. FOR MONTMORENCY, SAULT STE. MARIE, DETROIT, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS.