Category: PRESS

Cap Times Idea Fest: Panel takes on Wisconsin’s far-reaching opioid addiction crisis

Leave a comment

  READ FULL STORY BY (clicking here) Prevention and treatment are key solutions to addressing Wisconsin’s far reaching opioid addiction epidemic, panelists participating in a discussion at the inaugural Cap Times Idea Fest Saturday agreed. In 2015, more people died from opioid overdoses than car crashes, according to the Department of Health Services. Opioids include heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, codeine …

Narcan: The Lifesaving Drug

1 Comment

Wisconsin police saving overdose victims with Narcan VIEW VIDEO HERE>>> Talk to area law enforcement and they’ll tell you – opioid use is an epidemic. Just last week President Trump declared it a national health emergency. Thanks to one state law – officers have been able to administer a drug to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose.  It’s called …

Students at Seymour join mohawk challenge to spread mental health awareness The 1 Million Mohawk Challenge

Leave a comment

Watch Video Now SEYMOUR, Wis. (WBAY) Some full heads of hair took a transformation today at Seymour High School. It was a Mohawk Party. “The reason why we’re doing the Mohawks is to talk about the brain underneath it,” said Nadine Machkovech of Rise Together. Its apart of the 1 Million Mohawk Challenge. Two mental health awareness groups, Rise Together …

Rise Together in The Fix for 1 Million Mohawks for Mental Health

Leave a comment

The mental health awareness campaign wants participants to use the attention-grabbing hairstyle to talk about the brain underneath it. Photo via 1 Million Mohawks In keeping with the theme of Mental Health Awareness Month, mental health and recovery advocates are getting behind the 1 Million Mohawks for Mental Health campaign—a collaboration between organizations such as the You Rock Foundation and …