A therapist will now work with Appleton police to handle mental health crises
By Madeline Heim Appleton Post-Crescent Published Feb. 22 2022 Click here for story link APPLETON - A clinical therapist will now respond alongside officers to some mental health crisis calls made to the Appleton Police Department. Sarah Peterson, a therapist who has...
Sarah Bassing-Sutton, Appleton Police Chief talk about mental health response
Sarah Bassing-Sutton, The Connection's Community Suicide Prevention Coordinator, joins Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas on WFRV-TV to discuss our community's work to create the "ideal system response" for those who experience mental health crises. “The ideal system...
‘Strong Minds 4 Men’ campaign launches mental health resource web page for men in the Fox Valley
Middle aged men have the highest rate of suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Posted at 4:00 AM, Dec 04, 2020 GREEN BAY (NBC26) — Middle aged men have the highest rate of suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide...
As COVID takes toll on mental health, pulling together is prescribed
Oshkosh Examiner, Oct. 2, 2020 By Miles Maguire Not too long ago Mary Lord Janness was in the one-story building on Main Street where she works as executive director of NAMI Oshkosh, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Looking out the...