Mental Health Archives - Wisconsin Health News

New mental health crisis response teams handle 900-plus Madison calls in first year

by Tim Stumm | Nov 29, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

New mobile mental health crisis response teams handled more than half of Madison’s nonviolent behavioral health emergencies in their first year when they were on duty, according to a recent report.

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DHS awards $2.5 million for child telepsychiatry services

by Tim Stumm | Nov 2, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

More than $2.5 million in federal funds awarded by the state will head to five organizations to boost access to child telepsychiatry services.

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Federal dollars support crisis training, police officers’ health

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 31, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The federal government has awarded funds to police departments in Madison and Milwaukee to provide crisis intervention training and support law enforcement officers’ mental health and wellness.

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Granite Hills Hospital to open adolescent unit

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 28, 2022 | Hospitals, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Granite Hills Hospital, a behavioral healthcare provider in West Allis, plans to open its adolescent unit on Monday. The unit will serve patients 12 and up.

Rogers expands to Colorado

by Tim Stumm | Oct 19, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health opened its first clinic in Colorado on Monday, the tenth state the Oconomowoc-based provider has entered.

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DHS opens applications for behavioral healthcare workforce training grants

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 3, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is accepting applications for funding the training of behavioral healthcare providers on how to tailor services to patients’ cultural preferences.

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Middleton psychiatric hospital to open adolescent unit next week

by Tim Stumm | Sep 29, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Miramont Behavioral Health in Middleton will open an adolescent treatment unit next week that will nearly double the number of mental health beds available for teens in Dane County by the end of the year.

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Ripon hospital to open new mental health unit

by Tim Stumm | Sep 27, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A new mental health outpatient stabilization unit will open later this fall at an SSM Health hospital in Ripon.

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Gift to MCW supports suicide prevention work

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 26, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Medical College of Wisconsin will use a $5 million gift for a suicide prevention research program.

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Rogers expands to 10 states, eyes bringing residential care outside of Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 23, 2022 | Mental Health, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

“I really do feel like the best years are in front of Rogers,” CEO Pat Hammer said.

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Evers, Underly call for more dollars for student mental health

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 7, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers and Superintendent Jill Underly want to expand access to student mental health services in the state’s next biennial budget.

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Milwaukee County plans recruitment push for more mental health workers

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 30, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee County will launch a campaign this fall to hire staff to buttress its community-based services, a key part of its effort to redesign the way it delivers mental healthcare.

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