
ABOUT US
Pathways Community Mental Health Authority, known as Pathways, is an independent authority of county government serving residents of Alger, Delta, Luce, and Marquette counties. As a four county agency, Pathways supports adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), adults with serious mental illness, and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED), with the goal of helping individuals thrive in their communities through inclusion, independence, and productivity.
Pathways provides a full array of mental health services, including outpatient care such as individual therapy and psychotropic intervention, along with community based supports, in home supports, employment supports, and other services that promote independent living. Services are available to individuals of all ages.
Pathways has received Mental Health America's Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health for four consecutive years, achieving Platinum level status in 2024, 2025, and 2026. The Bell Seal recognizes organizations that demonstrate exemplary practices in employee mental health and wellbeing
Pathways Values
- Intrinsic worth of every person
- Recovery and community integration
- Excellent clinical services
- Incorporate evidence based practices
- Skilled and diverse workforce
- Welcoming environment
- Promote an inclusive and respectful community
- Use a person centered approach
- Community partnerships
- Education
- Culture of collaboration
- Effective methods of communication
- Anti-stigma efforts internally at Pathways
- Recognize and attend to the effects of trauma on individuals served and staff.


