The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) celebrates the one year anniversary of Wisconsin Wayfinder: Children's Resource Network, a service connecting families of children with delays, disabilities, special health care needs, or mental health conditions to the resources and support they need to thrive. Since its launch in November 2023, Wisconsin Wayfinder has … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Wayfinder celebrates one year of supporting families with special health care needs
Childrens Health
How to identify suicide risk in black youth
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which helps promote awareness around suicide, highlight resources on prevention, and identify ways to talk more openly about suicide to help others decrease risk. Suicide is a serious mental health concern. It often occurs along with symptoms of depression, which can be treated with therapy. However, many are … [Read more...] about How to identify suicide risk in black youth
How to help your child breathe easier
More than six million children in the United States have asthma. They’re everywhere. Look at a soccer field, walk in a mall, or take in a Saturday matinee, and you’re practically guaranteed to see asthmatic kids. You’d just never know it by looking at them. Children with asthma don’t have to spend their days at home, wheezing and out of breath. In fact, the condition doesn’t … [Read more...] about How to help your child breathe easier
What causes back pain in children and teens?
Anyone who has spent time with children knows that some of them can bend themselves into positions that defy logic. A teenager may think nothing of dropping into full splits in front of the television. A child with extra flexibility may love impressing her friends by bending her thumb all the way back to her wrist. Dexterity is a good thing. But it can go too far, even in … [Read more...] about What causes back pain in children and teens?
Kids Eat Right Month (Conclusion)
In celebration of Kids Eat Right Month, this entire month you have been encouraged to eat and cook healthier. Encouraging healthier meals does not have to sacrifice taste. The Mayo Clinic published an article outlining 5 tasty ways to tweak recipes for healthier eating. (1) Let’s look at a few: 1. Start fresh and stay positive. Nutrition experts often recommend starting with … [Read more...] about Kids Eat Right Month (Conclusion)
Kids Eat Right Month (Week 3)
August is celebrated as Kids Eat Right Month sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition Dietetics (“Academy”). Today, the Academy represents more than 100,000 credentialed practitioners, registered dietitian nutritious, dietetic technicians, and other dietetics and nutrition professionals, and is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics … [Read more...] about Kids Eat Right Month (Week 3)
How allowing our kids to express themselves can improve their mental wellness as adults
By: Dr. Nicole Washington board-certified psychiatrist “Stay out of grown folks’ business” “Speak when spoken to” “You’re too young to have an opinion” I am sure that many of you have either heard these words when you were a kid or have spoken them to your own children. Oftentimes in the Black community we don’t allow our children to have opinions or to engage in … [Read more...] about How allowing our kids to express themselves can improve their mental wellness as adults
Children and mental health: What can you do to help your child?
By: Priscilla Q. Williams, RN Author, Speaker, Certified Life Coach, Global Nurse According to the Children’s Mental Health Report, mental health disorders are the most common diseases of childhood. An estimated 17.1 million children have or have had a psychiatric disorder more than the number of children with cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. This is a major issue … [Read more...] about Children and mental health: What can you do to help your child?