Mental health reforms correct historic error of ‘misdiagnosed’ schizophrenics

The widening of the list of mental health conditions that qualify for free medication was an urgent problem highlighted by the mental health commission over five years ago, when it threatened a mass resignation over the slow pace of progress.

Amid surge in demand, UW students combat mental health stigmas

More and more students are going to Francie Biesanz for mental health help. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse counselor holds about five 45-minute sessions a day with students. Anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder — Biesanz sees them all.