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Beaver Island Rural Health Center newsletter explains mental-health service confidentiality in 2000

Also BIRHC mental-health confidentiality guidance 2000 · Beaver Island mental-health privacy notice

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Date2000-07
WithinBeaver Island
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2000-07
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Summary

The July 2000 Rural Health Center newsletter addressed residents’ concerns about confidentiality when seeking mental-health services on Beaver Island. It stated that treatment discussions were confidential under Michigan law and provided contact information for Beaver Island and Charlevoix services.

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This is public guidance about privacy protections, not a patient, legal, clinical, or treatment record and not an independent legal opinion.

Sources

  1. Dennis Lawrence, Psy.D., explains that treatment discussions are confidential under Michigan mental-health law and gives Beaver Island and Charlevoix contact numbers. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the newsletter guidance.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center newsletter explains mental-health service confidentiality in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-mental-health-confidentiality-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2000, Rural Health Center newsletter, “Mental Health Services and Confidentiality.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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