Families for Depression Awareness is releasing our free What Families Need to Know About Mental Health and Insurance webinar on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 12pm ET. In this webinar, you’ll learn ways to help your loved one navigate insurance and pay for mental health treatment. Family caregivers and expert...
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Rural Wisconsin schools getting mental health help by video
September 2, 2019 HOLCOMBE, Wis. (AP) — Students at a rural Wisconsin school district are getting access to mental health services with a new video-conferencing system to address a shortage of options nearby. The closest mental health clinic available to students at the Lake Holcombe School District is about...
Back to School Toolkit from Mental Health America
As children and teens head back to school, many are often experiencing stress and loneliness. While it is normal to deal with some degree of stress or loneliness, if a young person continues to feel overwhelmed, unable to cope and feels as though their stress or loneliness is affecting...
Department awards $6.5 million in school mental health grants: Impact of program doubled by 2019-21 state budget
The Department of Public Instruction distributed $6.5 million for services to support students’ mental health in 120 public school districts and one independent charter school. The funding comes from the School-Based Mental Health Services Grants Program. For more information and details: https://dpi.wi.gov/news/releases/2019/department-awards-65-million-school-mental-health-grants
July 25 Webinar: Suicide Prevention in Schools Part 3
This webinar will introduce participants to the evidence-based Signs of Suicide (SOS) program for middle and high schools. SOS educates teens on warning signs of depression and suicide and teaches them how to support themselves or a friend using ACT: Acknowledge, Care and Tell. SOS includes a vital screening...
Gov. Evers Announces Appointment of Linda A. Hall as Director of the Office of Children’s Mental Health
On June 18, 2019, Governor Evers’ office announced the appointment of Linda Hall as the new Director of the Office of Children’s Mental Health. Hall will be assuming her new role effective July 8. For the past 25 years, she worked for the Wisconsin Association of Family and Children’s Agencies –...
As schools address mental health crisis, Gov. Tony Evers wants to expand programs
Thousands of Milwaukee area children are going without necessary treatment for mental healthcare. The lack of access is being called a crisis by parents and doctors. The crisis is so bad; some families are waiting as long as two years to get help. “Do you think the state, up...
Suicide Prevention in Schools Webinar Series
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide is the second leading cause of death in children and young adults aged 10 to 24. Schools offer an ideal setting for preventing suicide by offering training on how to recognize students at risk, respond in a crisis, and develop programs that promote...
Coalition members speak at Medicaid Reform and Oversight Committee Assembly on Clinical Consultation Code
On May 22nd, the Assembly Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight held a hearing on AB 192 relating to Mental Health Clinical Consultations for Students under Medicaid. This bill, that the Coalition has been advocating for would allow school therapists to be paid for consultations with parents. In addition,...
News 8 Story on School Mental Health
Nearly $100 million in state funding is being used to improve security in Wisconsin schools. As part of this statewide initiative to stop violence in our schools, lawmakers have also focused on addressing mental health. News 8 Investigates. WATCH VIDEO