Fostering gives you a gift of seeing potential long before it has bloomed.
Helping parents understand what feelings and moods are normal and what might need a little extra attention.
"Derell and his mom recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak up for mental and behavioral health for kids at the Children’s Wisconsin Association Family Advocacy Day. They talked with their congressional representatives about Derell’s experiences with ADHD and about keeping Medicaid strong for kids, supporting school-based mental health services and investing in the pediatric mental and behavioral workforce."
A little more than a year ago, 9-year-old Derell was struggling in school. He had difficulty focusing, was being bullied and he often would come home sad and upset. Thankfully he got connect with Dr. Nick Young, a pediatric psychologist at the Midtown Clinic. Together, Derell, his mom and Dr. Young developed a plan to help Derell manage his behavior and emotions. Once he had these tools, Derell flourished.
So thankful, Derell and Etta wanted to give back and advocate for other kids. They volunteered to travel to Washington, D.C., as part of Children’s Wisconsin Association’s Family Advocacy Day. There they met with Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, Representative Gwen Moore and legislative staff of Representatives Ron Kind and Mark Pocan. Derell encouraged those lawmakers to support Medicaid and increase mental and behavioral health care for kids — especially school-based care.
Read the full story in the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
Staff supporting mental and behavioral health care at Children’s Wisconsin includes experts in the fields of child and adolescent psychiatry, pediatric psychology, neuropsychology and psychotherapy.
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.
Milwaukee is now home to one of the nation’s first institutes designed specifically to focus on the neurological needs of people from birth to old age.
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While great strides have been made the last few years, our work is not done until we have greatly reduced the number of kids who become hooked after vaping.
