No need to fix potholes when you're doing "goddesses' work"-----Michigan spends six figures begging residents not to commit suicide

Ads target vaccines, firearm storage, menthol cigarettes - Scott McClallen and Taylor Regester

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spent more than $3.1 million in advertising across social media on 68 media campaigns from 2024 to 2025...
 The state of Michigan also spends taxpayer dollars to buy your attention through advertisements on gas pumps and highway billboards...

• The state health department spent $111,260 from 2024-25 urging residents not to kill themselves. The funding advertised the suicide hotline.
• The state advertises doula services and 
• safe firearm storage. 
• The department spent $34,440 on YouTube advertising aimed at compulsive gamblers...