Gov. Evers, DHS Announce Grants to Expand Child Telepsychiatry Services, Access to Behavioral Health Care
More than $100 million invested in behavioral health in past year
November 10, 2022
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) have recently awarded $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to five organizations to increase access to child telepsychiatry services. The one-year grants of $500,000 each will support projects focused on recruiting and retaining psychiatrists and other behavioral health professionals and deploying technology to connect more providers with patients through virtual visits.
“We’ve made critical investments in mental and behavioral health over the last year because we know that kids across Wisconsin ne...
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