Wisconsin Western Counties Receive $600,000 State Grant To Help Address Mental Health Care Barriers

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations Cost and access are two barriers to mental health care in western Wisconsin. The state announced the $600,000 grant to improve services in seven western Wisconsin counties. "We really want to start with a needs assessment. We want to understand what core benefits are being provided throughout the region, and in what ways," said Jill Chaffee, Operations Administrator for the Western Region Recovery and Wellness Consortium, or WRRWC. The money will be split evenly over seven counties in western Wisconsin, covering three years. Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin and Pierce County are . . .