The clinic's staff, which includes licensed therapists, social workers and clinic assistants, will work with patients' current doctors to develop care and treatment plans. | Facebook/Children's Wisconsin
The clinic's staff, which includes licensed therapists, social workers and clinic assistants, will work with patients' current doctors to develop care and treatment plans. | Facebook/Children's Wisconsin
Children's Wisconsin recently opened a mental health clinic.
The Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee campus officially opened the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic this week, TMJ4 News reported.
The clinic offers its services primarily to kids. Children between the ages of 5 and 18 can come every day from 3 to 9:30 p.m. as long as they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to receive immediate, temporary support.
“This clinic is a direct result of us listening to families who are telling us they need more options,” Amy Herbst, MSSW, APSW, vice president of mental and behavioral health, Children’s Wisconsin said, according to TMJ4 News. “We hope this clinic can provide a safe place for children in crisis to take a pause, talk with our specialists and get the right care they need at the right time.”
The clinic's staff, which includes licensed therapists, social workers and clinic assistants, will work with patients' current doctors to develop care and treatment plans.
Funding for the clinic comes by way of Children's Wisconsin, which seeks to invest $150 million into mental health programs.
Wisconsin youth are reporting an increasing number of mental health issues and the state's suicide rate is higher than the national average. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, visitors to Children's Wisconsin ER for mental health emergencies have risen by 40%.
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