Category: Mental Health

Evers signs health-related bills

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 7, 2023 | Legislature, Mental Health, Population Health, Public Health, Rural Health, State budget, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed into law dozens of bills Wednesday, including legislation that would enter Wisconsin into interstate compacts that make it easier for physician assistants, professional counselors, audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across state lines.

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Dane County, Madison look to support violence prevention efforts

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 30, 2023 | Mental Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Public Health Madison & Dane County is providing additional funding to support violence prevention efforts.

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Bill would allow out-of-state mental healthcare providers to practice telehealth in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 30, 2023 | Health Tech, Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Out-of-state mental healthcare providers would be able to practice telehealth in Wisconsin under a bill that received a public hearing this week in the Senate.

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Bill would establish program aiming to improve mental health crisis response

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 29, 2023 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services would pilot a program that virtually connects law enforcement officers with behavioral health professionals when responding to mental health 911 calls, under a bill that received a public hearing Tuesday.

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Next round of veterans’ mental health funding opens

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 28, 2023 | Mental Health, Top Stories, Veteran Health | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers’ administration said Monday it’s now accepting applications for a second round of veteran mental health grants.

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State grants support veterans’ mental health

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Nearly $500,000 will go to seven organizations providing mental health services to veterans, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday.

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Miramont launches Waukesha clinic

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 16, 2023 | Hospitals, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Miramont Behavioral Health, a 72-bed behavioral health hospital in Middleton, is opening a clinic in Waukesha.

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Bill would divert federal mental health dollars toward suicide prevention grants

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 6, 2023 | Behavioral Health, DHS, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Senators considered legislation last week that would divert $250,000 in federal funding for mental health received by Department of Health Services each year toward grants for suicide prevention programming.

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Network helps families of kids with special healthcare needs find services

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

A new state service aims to help families connect with professionals who will help them find services for children with delays, disabilities, special healthcare needs or mental health conditions.

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Bill to create regional mental health crisis centers gains momentum

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 2, 2023 | Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Mental health advocates, counties, state health officials and others back bipartisan legislation that would establish regional crisis urgent care and observation centers.

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Evers sues Legislature over separation of powers

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 1, 2023 | Legislature, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers sued Republican legislative leaders Tuesday in part because of actions to block a state rule barring counselors from attempting to change LGBTQ+ clients’ sexual orientation and gender identities.

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Commission approves renovating patient admissions space at state-run mental health hospital in Oshkosh

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 31, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The State Building Commission last week signed off on providing $34.5 million to renovate the patient admissions area at Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh.

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