Congratulations to Beth Zeidler Schreiter & Meghan Fondow of the Access Community Health Centers' Behavioral Health team who were recognized for their work at the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) Integrated Care Conference last week in San...
Behavioral Health Articles
Everyday Hero: Team Helps Keep Native Wellness Garden Thriving for 10 Years
This year, the Native Wellness Garden is celebrating its 10th anniversary of keeping tradition and culture alive. It’s located at 3780 S 6th Street on Milwaukee’s South Side. The garden is an extension of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, which provides...
The Time for Help is Now: Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Expand in Wisconsin
A new round of grants to Wisconsin from the Health Resources and Services Administration, totaling almost $4.7 million, will expand mental health services at eight community health centers across the state in 2025 — one of which is the Progressive Community Health...
Fentanyl’s Impact on Native American Communities and Paths to Recovery
Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks about the particularly devastating impact of the fentanyl epidemic on American Indian and Alaska Native communities. In the United States, Native communities experience the highest drug overdose mortality rates among racial groups, with...
Addiction is Not a Choice – Kelly Martin, Behavioral Health Intake Specialist at NorthLakes Community Clinic
I work with individuals seeking treatment for addiction every day, whether by self-referral or court order, and I have personally seen the harm that is done to people when they are trying to get better. Despite this desire to get well, their history of involvement in...
Health Center Staff Represent Wisconsin at the Annual NNOHA Conference!
WPHCA joined 24 staff from 6 Wisconsin Health Centers at the National Network for Oral Health Access's (NNOHA) Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. NNOHA is one of the largest organizations of safety-net oral health professionals and we are proud to have such...