New $1 million grant should help Northwoods' kids access psychiatric care

WISCONSIN - Northern Wisconsin struggles to find enough child psychiatrists treat all the kids who need help. But new program should help relieve the shortage.

The Medical College of Wisconsin got a $1 million grant funded by the state to start the Child Psychiatry Consultation Program. The program will serve Milwaukee County and 15 counties in northern Wisconsin.

"Sometimes the rural area makes it difficult to be able to attract that level of skill set," said Kitty Rhoades, the Department of Health Services Secretary. "They can work in an urban area and be able to see 20 clients in one day rather than maybe perhaps ten due to geography in a rural area."

Full story: WJFW

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