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  • Mental Health Awareness Month and BHTP

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    Sue Bodilly

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    May is Mental Health Awareness month—an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health, advocate to reduce stigma, and educate and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. UW-Green Bay’s Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP) in the College of Health, Education, and Social Welfare, aims to collaboratively inform, encourage, and assure regional best…

  • Human service professionals from across the state are receiving training in new ways from UW-Green Bay

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Delivering training through synchronous (real time) sessions by distance is new for UW-Green Bay’s Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP). BHTP is experienced in providing training via in-person and online course formats to human services professionals in 64 counties (and 1 tribe) across Wisconsin. In-person training has been built to use more interactive components (e.g., group activities), and may include expert speakers. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, a BHTP…

  • Reminder: Retirement reception for Liz Hessler this Wednesday (Dec. 12)

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    Editorial Student

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    After a 29-year career with the state and 19 years with UW-Green Bay, Liz Hessler will be retiring from her position in Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP) at the start of the new year. BHTP invites you to join them as they celebrate Hessler’s career and wish her well in retirement. The reception will be…

  • Reminder: Retirement reception for Liz Hessler, Dec. 12

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    Editorial Student

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    After a 29-year career with the state and 19 years with UW-Green Bay, Liz Hessler will be retiring from her position in Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP) at the start of the new year. BHTP invites you to join them as they celebrate Hessler’s career and wish her well in retirement. The reception will be…

  • UW-Green Bay Dementia advocates hope to train more trainers: have a ripple effect of dementia-friendly communities around the state

    UW-Green Bay Dementia advocates hope to train more trainers: have a ripple effect of dementia-friendly communities around the state

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    Daniel Moore

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    More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimers. Every 66 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops the disease. In 2016, Alzheimer’s and dementia will cost the nation $236 billion. UW-Green Bay is helping lead the way in dementia crisis care. In November, champions of dementia care from nine Wisconsin counties and from a number…

  • BHTP receives grant for closer look at dementia

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP) at UWGB has received a $95,661 grant to improve understanding and crisis response to individuals living with dementia. The BHTP team, Sharon Locklin, Jessica Delzer and Gail Trimberger, will work with community partners over the next nine months to develop and implement regional trainings related to this important topic.…