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“Black Men Don’t Jump” Speaks on the Silence and Stigmas in Black Mental Health

April 28, 2018

By Dylan Deprey It was the moment after Pastor Greg Washington thrust his fist threw a wall, that he knew something was not right. Though it was not clear to him until that moment, the signs … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Men Dont Jump, Dylan Deprey, Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Walter Lanier

Breaking the Mental Health Stigma Begins with Educating the Community

May 27, 2017

By Dylan Deprey After twenty years of working construction as a carpenter, Jeff Munz needed a change, a new beginning and a career that would allow him to help others. Though the switch to the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Behavioral Health Division, Dylan Deprey, Jeff Munz, Mental Health, Mental Health Month

Milwaukee County’s Approach to Mental Health Reform is a National Success Story

February 18, 2017

MILWAUKEE – For more than 20 years, Milwaukee County has been serving children and families with mobile crisis response services. In 2014, amid concerns about increased violence in the city … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chris Abele, Crisis Assessment Response Team, Mental Health, Milwaukee County

New Report on Children’s Mental Health

May 7, 2016

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Wisconsin's Children In recognition of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, we are releasing a new policy brief titled, Meeting the Mental Health Needs of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Childrens Mental Health, Mental Health, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families WCCF

County Executive Chris Abele Declares May Mental Health Month, May 5 as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

May 7, 2016

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Behavioral Health Division, Chris Abele, Mental Health, Mental Health Month, Milwaukee County Executive, Proclamations

SDC and NAMI Provide Help to Individuals & Families Living with Mental Illness

December 25, 2015

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brenda Wesley, Mental Health, NAMI of Greater Milwaukee, Resource Fairs, Social Development Commission

Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ Mental Health Problems

November 7, 2015

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bebe Moore Campbell, Joshunda Sanders, Mental Health, National Minority Mental Health Awareness

860 WNOV Exclusive: Family Counseling Center Seeks to Soothe Troubled Black Minds

September 19, 2015

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: 860 WNOV Exclusive, Eelisa Jones, Fresh Start, Jermaine Reed, Mental Health, The Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare, Wrap Around

Mental Health Emergency Detention Bill passes Senate Committee on Health

February 8, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Emergency Detention, Mental Health, Nikiya Harris, Sandy Pasch, Senate Bill 477

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