✅ ❌ No, we couldn't find enough information regarding MSU temporarily halting transfer of psychiatric services amid ongoing evaluations on authoritative news outlets.

Here is what was found:

1. Michigan State University laid off its director of Counseling and Psychiatric Services and other psychiatric staff as part of layoffs in early August 2025, according to an Instagram post reporting this action. However, this post is from a social media platform without deeper news context or major news coverage available. (Trust Score approx. 5/10 for Instagram as a non-news primary source)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DM8npPMPlt9/

2. An official update from MSU President's Office in June 2025 discusses the university’s financial challenges and budget cuts with no explicit mention of halting transfer of psychiatric services. It focuses on financial measures such as cutting contracts, hiring freezes, and administrative cost reductions, but psychiatric service transfers are not directly referenced. (Trust Score 8/10 for official university source)

https://president.msu.edu/communications/2025/06/2025-06-12-financial-update

3. In a February 2025 update from MSU College of Human Medicine, there is reference to Medicaid funding mechanisms affecting psychiatry residencies but no mention of service transfer halts or temporary stoppages. (Trust Score 8/10 for official university source)

https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/news/deans-update-02-21-25.html

No major news outlets or official press releases explicitly confirm that MSU has temporarily halted transfer of psychiatric services due to evaluations. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified as true with available authoritative sources.