Governor Evers’ State of the State address came as Wisconsin sits at a particularly high fiscal point. According to the nonpartisan state agency that provides fiscal analysis to the state […]
Emergency Mental Health Systems and Rural Wisconsin
Here in Madison, if you’re having a mental health emergency, community resources like CARES are available to help you through your crisis. But in rural Wisconsin, a mental health emergency […]
CARES Program Turns 1 – Here’s What It Has Done So Far
Cruising the streets of Madison is an ordinary gray SUV with a small white logo on an extraordinary mission. It belongs to the Community Alternative Response Emergency Services, or CARES, program, which was launched in September of last year with the goal of improving care and response to people experiencing behavioral health emergencies. This nondescript emergency vehicle allows emergency workers to de-escalate non-violent behavioral crises without the stresses of sirens and flashing lights. Yesterday evening, CARES hosted a virtual presentation discussing the results of their efforts so far.
Madison C.A.R.E.S. Program After One Year
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Madison C.A.R.E.S. Program One Year In In most places in the United States, if you call 911 and say that someone’s having a heart attack, a […]
Revisiting the Slenderman Stabbing
You’ve probably heard the story: in 2014, two twelve-year-old girls in Waukesha, Wisconsin attempted to stab their classmate to death because they feared a shadowy online figure called “Slenderman.” The […]
Shining a Light on the Loneliness Epidemic
Experts have declared a loneliness epidemic in the U.S. But how did we get here? Did the pandemic make things worse? What can we as a society do about it? […]
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