West Shore

In northwest Michigan, Prevent 2 Protect will serve the West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with West Michigan Community Mental Health and county sheriff’s departments. West Shore ESD serves school communities in Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties. Partnering with local school districts, law enforcement, and mental health professionals to provide comprehensive services for individual students and the communities in which they live.

Demographic Information

Population:
12,594 (Lake), 29,409 (Mason), 26,973 (Oceana)
Geographic Footprint:
567 square miles (Lake), 495 square miles (Mason), 538 square miles (Oceana)
Median Household Income:
$40,753 (Lake), $55,035 (Mason), $56,454 (Oceana)
People under 65 without health insurance:
8.0% (Lake), 6.5% (Mason), 9.3% (Oceana)
Households with broadband internet:
71.5% (Lake), 80.1% (Mason), 77.4% (Oceana)
(Source U.S. Census census.gov)
WSESD School Level State reporting data can be found here.

Regional Participant Referral

To make a referral, please call (517) 329 – 4250. You may also send an email to prevent2protect@msu.edu with your name and contact information. Please do not include any identifying information for the participant.