HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
REP. FELICIA BRABEC
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, April 13, 2023
9:15 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health was called to order by Chair
Brabec.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Brabec, Arbit, Pohutsky, Glanville, Edwards, Rheingans, Schmaltz,
Hoadley, St. Germaine, Thompson.
Absent: Rep. MacDonell.
Excused: Rep. MacDonell.
Representative Pohutsky moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 23, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Chair Brabec laid before the committee a presentation by Michelle Massey Barnes and Laura
Marshall, Co-Founders and Co-Directors, of Advocates for Mental Health of MI Youth.
Questions and discussion followed.
Jessica Nieto, representing herself, provided her families personal story. Questions and
discussion followed.
Stephanie Pizor, representing herself, was wishing to speak but unable due to time
constraints.
Representative Hoadley moved to excuse Representative MacDonell from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the subcommittee, Chair Brabec adjourned the
meeting at 10:26 AM.
Representative Felicia Brabec, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: May 18, 2023