Report: Wisconsin students feel disconnected, want more mental health services
Linda Hall, director of the Wisconsin Office of Children s Mental Health, said it s evident the 2020-21 school year has been difficult for many students.
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Elizabeth Dohms-Harter / Wisconsin Public Radio | 12:24 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
Feedback from 160 Wisconsin middle and high school students about their learning environments and their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was published in an April 2021 report. (Getty Images)
After attending school virtually or semi-virtually for the past year, students in communities across Wisconsin said they found ways to cope with being away from teachers and friends but looked forward to getting back to regular in-person classes. Students also spoke in favor of more mental health services and mental health literacy.
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This new grant program aims to promote electric vehicles to nonprofits located in Wisconsin and continue the organization’s effort in shifting Wisconsin vehicles’ power sources from fossil fuels to renewable energy, according to RENEW Wisconsin.
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Crawford County Communications Center gets $17,862.58 to improve 9-1-1 technology
April 7, 2021 6:33 PM Mike Tighe
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MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) The Crawford County Communications Center received a total of $17,862.58 in a grant program to improve 9-1-1 technology across Wisconsin.
The total includes a $10,717.43 in federal money, according to the Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications. It is one of 18 projects statewide that received a total of $487,876.65 in the second round of federal funding for 9-1-1 networks, the OEC said in a news release.
The money is to be used to upgrade and/or replace end-of -life equipment in what the government refers to as local “public safety answering points,” commonly known as 9-1-1.