Fact Sheet: Every Healthy Baby Starts with Healthy Parents

The below fact sheet was developed by Kids Forward and the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is supported by Raising Wisconsin. Providing postpartum Medicaid coverage for 12 months will help ensure both parents and babies in Wisconsin thrive together. Medicaid in Wisconsin helps cover services including: •...

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Mental Health: A Behavioral Health System that Better Supports Counties and Schools

Everyone in Wisconsin, regardless of what county they live in, deserves to live in a community that supports their health and wellness, including access to quality, affordable mental health and substance use disorder services. Governor Evers’ proposed budget expands access to behavioral health care, strengthens schools’ abilities to provide mental health supports to students, invests in peer support, and provides millions in funding to county behavioral health services.

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Nineteenth Century Abortion Ban Could Go into Effect if Legislature Fails to Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2022CONTACT:      William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst                        wparkesutherland@kidsforward.org, 608.285.2314 Download as pdf The following is a response by Michele Mackey, Kids Forward’s Chief Executive Officer, regarding today’s Supreme Court ruling.  Today’s extreme Supreme...

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