Wisconsin DHS Awards $2.5 Million In ARPA Funds To Increase Access To Child Telepsychiatry Services

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), today awarded $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to five organizations to increase access to child telepsychiatry services. The one-year grants of $500,000 each will support projects focused on recruiting and retaining psychiatrists and deploying technology to connect more providers with patients through virtual visits.

The organizations receiving funding include:

Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Clinic, Superior serving Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.
Children's Wisconsin, Wauwatosa serving Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties.
Kenosha Community Health Center, Kenosha serving Kenosha . . .