Cutting-edge treatments are giving kids with spinal muscular atrophy hope.
Sleep sets the foundation for a child's growth, development, learning and emotional well-being.
Project Ujima works to stop the cycle of violent crimes through crisis intervention and case management, social and emotional support, youth development and mentoring, mental health, and medical services. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently observed the Project Ujima Summer Camp, where kids who have experienced violence get to connect.
"They don’t have to explain themselves. They’re surrounded by people like 16-year-old Eric Wright, who returned this summer as a volunteer after attending camp as a participant last year.
'Project Ujima, it will change somebody,' Wright said.
The program started in 1996 as a partnership between Children's Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin. It connects kids and their families with mentors and case workers who can help them heal, physically and emotionally, after a traumatic event. Its purpose is more urgent than ever, as Milwaukee continues to grapple with a historic surge in gun violence."
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Most children spend very little time interacting with doctors, nurses, or other health care professionals. To make a significant impact on children's overall health, we reach out to families beyond our hospital and clinic walls.
It's been nearly five years since Children's Wisconsin launched a five-year plan to improve access to behavioral health care for children and adolescents.
Children’s Wisconsin is proud to announce the creation of the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center.
The Children’s Wisconsin board of directors has named Gil Peri as the organization’s new president and CEO, effective August 12, 2024.
The two-day radiothon featured stories of how Children’s Wisconsin impacts the health of thousands of children statewide.
The Children’s Wisconsin Center for Child Development focuses on integrated health services for children with developmental diagnoses.
Children’s Wisconsin has awarded State Senator Mary Felzkowsi (R-Tomahawk) and State Representative Robert Wittke (R-Racine) with the tenth annual Children’s Champion Policy Awards.
Mental health walk-in care is now available at the Children’s Wisconsin Kenosha Clinic thanks to a $3 million gift from Kohl’s.