Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin is using $5 million to support a new pediatric psychology residency program, the report said. The hospital will also use the funding to improve youth mental health services.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is using the remaining amount, more than $9 million, to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce, the report said.
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