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County Opens Two Mental Health Crisis Houses
Stabilization houses will provide housing for people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Mar 29th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
State Says Relatively New Hospital Has Corrected Serious Safety Flaws
Granite Hills Hospital provides psychiatric care, in partnership with Milwaukee County, to uninsured individuals
Sep 8th, 2023 by Devin Blake
Patient Safety Concerns Raised About New Granite Hills Hospital
The facility is a psychiatric hospital contracted by Milwaukee County.
Mar 10th, 2023 by Devin Blake
County Mental Health Emergency Center Now Open
What you need to know about using its services.
Feb 9th, 2023 by Devin Blake
Narcan, Fentanyl Testing Strip Vending Machines Planned for Milwaukee
New strategy designed to address record overdose deaths.
Dec 1st, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
Mental Health Emergency Center Unveiled
New center on N. 12th St., opening in September, part of redesigned mental health services in Milwaukee County.
Aug 17th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Mental Health Complex Is Closing
Final day is Sept. 8, as county changes to decentralized network of mental health clinics and hospitals.
Aug 15th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
County Opening New Mental Health Clinic
Clinic will move services from Wauwatosa to Milwaukee central city.
Jul 26th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
What Local Resources For Substance Abuse Are Available?
Local organizations provide everything from narcan training to substance abuse treatment.
Apr 23rd, 2022 by Edgar Mendez
Evers Signs Bill Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips
Milwaukee legislators led charge to legalize them as a way to save lives.
Mar 16th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Leaders Celebrate New Mental Health Center
Huge gathering of officials for project lauded as momentous, exciting and historic.
Aug 31st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
The Many Lives of Walter Lanier
Pastor, lawyer, educator, family man. Not to mention the son of Bob Lanier.
Mar 5th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Committee Reviews Mental Health Emergency Center Plan
New facility in central city location partnering county with major health care providers.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Emergency Mental Health Facility Planned for 12th and Walnut
Milwaukee County and four private partners plan new center.
Jan 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Federal Grant Funds New Opioid Program
County has state's highest rates of deaths and hospital visits related to opioid addiction.
Mar 4th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Clarke Square Will Get New Clinic
Sixteenth Street Community Center’s eighth near south side health clinic opening.
Dec 6th, 2019 by Edgar Mendez
City-County Plan Targets Opioid Epidemic
300 opioid overdoses in county last year. Task force proposes eight focus areas.
May 22nd, 2018 by Edgar Mendez
Drug-Related Deaths To Hit 420 in 2017
Police targeting opioid suppliers. City-County Task Force struggles to hold meetings.
Dec 21st, 2017 by Edgar Mendez
