(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Police Chief James White has been named president and CEO of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.
“After a thorough search, Mr. White was selected to lead the largest community mental health organization in Michigan, serving more than 123,000 people in Wayne County. With a strong background in leadership and mental health services, he will drive DWIHN’s continued growth and expansion of crisis care and care guide community programs,” the agency said on social media.
The health network provides health care resources to more than 120,000 adults and children in Detroit and Wayne County. According to its website, it “supports and serves individuals with severe mental illness, children with severe emotional disturbances, individuals with autism, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and individuals with substance abuse disorders.”
White I applied for this position last month after serving as Detroit’s top cop for three years.
“It is an extremely important role at a critical time for Detroit and Wayne County,” White said last month. “We continue to face a mental health crisis in our community that needs to be addressed on multiple levels. I look forward to a competitive process and would like to respect the process by saying nothing further at this time. As the process continues, I am fully committed to serving as Detroit’s police chief.”
White was appointed police chief in June 2021, following former Police Chief James Craig, who announced his retirement in 2021 to run for governor. White has been with the DPD since 1996 and was named the city’s assistant police chief in 2009. He started working at the Michigan Department of Civil Rights in 2020 before becoming chief.
White graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He later earned a master’s degree in counseling from Central Michigan University and became a licensed mental health counselor, according to the city.
