County's Behavioral Health Division partners with organizations to promote speaking out against stigma of mental illness MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today declared May as … [Read more...]
SDC and NAMI Provide Help to Individuals & Families Living with Mental Illness
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Social Development Commission (SDC) and NAMI of Greater Milwaukee partnered on Saturday, December 19, to offer a Mental Health Resource Fair providing free resources to … [Read more...]
Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ Mental Health Problems
By Joshunda Sanders (TriceEdneyWire.com) From Metta World Peace to Rudy Eugene, African- Americans confronting mental health challenges are often portrayed as isolated examples of crazy or … [Read more...]
860 WNOV Exclusive: Family Counseling Center Seeks to Soothe Troubled Black Minds
By Eelisa Jones After three years of providing foster care services for young men, Jermaine Reed, founder of Fresh Start Family Counseling Center (FSFCC), said that he had recognized a trend which … [Read more...]
Mental Health Emergency Detention Bill passes Senate Committee on Health
MADISON - This week, Senator Nikiya Harris’s (DMilwaukee) bill relating to the emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County was passed out of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services … [Read more...]