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Gift supports student mental health services

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 14, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A school-based mental health effort is set to expand.

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Family Service of Waukesha County, Addiction Resource Council merge

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 2, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Family Service of Waukesha County, a nonprofit counseling center, has joined forces with Addiction Resource Council, which focuses on preventing and treating substance use disorder.

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Lawmakers look to expand ban on school cellphone use

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2026 | Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers are looking to build on a recently enacted state law that requires school districts to implement a ban on kids using cellphones during instructional time starting July 1.

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Lawmakers eye pilot program for digital mental health services

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 9, 2026 | Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Republican legislation would create a $3 million, two-year pilot program to provide at least 50,000 high schoolers with access to digital mental health tools.

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Rogers plans second clinic in Madison

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 2, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health plans to open a clinic between Madison and Sun Prairie in April.

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Union alleges Rogers violated federal law by firing three organizing employees

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 13, 2026 | Behavioral Health, Health Systems, Hospitals, Mental Health, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

The union that mental health workers at Rogers Behavioral Health in Madison and West Allis are seeking to join alleges the Oconomowoc-based health system illegally fired three workers after they informed management in person that they were unionizing.

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Rogers plans western Wisconsin clinics

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health plans to open outpatient clinics in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire in September as it develops a campus in the Chippewa Valley.

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Providers wary after abrupt termination, reinstatement of federal grants

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 20, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The sudden termination of federal grants — followed by reinstatement a day later — sowed chaos and stress last week among Wisconsinites working in mental health and addiction treatment.

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DHS leader departs to lead Journey Mental Health Center

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 13, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Sarah Valencia has departed her role as assistant deputy secretary at the Department of Health Services to lead Journey Mental Health Center in Madison.

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Report: School belonging, key factor in kids’ health, declines in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 12, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The percentage of Wisconsin kids who feel they are welcomed, accepted, respected and valued at school has dropped by 37 percent over the past decade, according to a report released Friday.

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Emplify Health by Gundersen pursues first-of-its-kind EmPATH unit in state

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 9, 2026 | Hospitals, Mental Health, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Emplify Health by Gundersen will soon offer those in mental health crisis an alternative to the hospital emergency department.

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Wisconsin sues over feds stepping away from Housing First policies

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 1, 2025 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul sued last week over federal changes to housing grants that his office said would, in part, deprioritize services for those with mental health issues and substance use disorders.

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