Mental Health Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Ellie Mental Health opens Waukesha clinic

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 8, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Ellie Mental Health has opened a third clinic in Wisconsin.

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Rogers’ Manitowoc clinic opens

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 26, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health’s new clinic in Manitowoc has opened.

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Kaul supports surgeon’s general warning for social media

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 12, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul this week called on Congress to require a surgeon general's warning on social media platforms due to youth mental health challenges.

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Gundersen La Crosse Hospital adds mental health beds

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 20, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Gundersen La Crosse Hospital has added four inpatient mental health beds to meet community needs exacerbated by western Wisconsin healthcare facility closures earlier this year.

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Community health centers ramp up mental healthcare work

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 13, 2024 | Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin community health centers are ramping up their mental healthcare capacity, according to a report by the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association.

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Peer-specialist-staffed phone line takes more calls than expected

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 6, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A phone service staffed by people with lived experience with mental health and substance use concerns answered 16,508 calls in its first year, more than initially expected.

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Report: 6 in 10 high school students report mental health challenges

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 31, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

State Superintendent Jill Underly on Tuesday called for additional investment in school mental health resources in light of a survey showing students reporting significant challenges.

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Miramont Behavioral Health leaders talk Waukesha location, growth plans

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 26, 2024 | Behavioral Health, Hospitals, Mental Health, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Miramont Behavioral Health in Middleton marked its three-year anniversary this month.

JFC approves positions for Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center expansion, after objecting in February

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 18, 2024 | Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee this week signed off on a Department of Health Services’ plan for about 124 full-time positions to staff an expansion of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, after lifting an objection to the proposal raised in February.

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U.S. Conference of Mayors supports Madison diversion program

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 24, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Madison is one of three cities to win funding from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Target for its police reform efforts.

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MCW endowment plans $50 million investment

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 21, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at the Medical College of Wisconsin will invest $50 million in hypertension control, kids’ mental health and health workforce well-being, according to a Thursday statement.

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