WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc. Announces Plan to Significantly Expand School-Based Mental Health Programs
- WEA Member Benefits Foundation announced an expansion of mental health funding in Wisconsin schools on April 10, 2025, in Madison.
- Roots & Wings Foundation awarded a three-year, $510,000 grant to support the expansion of services to more districts.
- This expansion will allow the organization to extend its reach to ten to twelve additional school districts in 2025.
- Dave Kijek stated, "This grant is a difference maker," highlighting the impact on students and educators.
- The expansion aims to improve student well-being by providing accessible, school-based mental health services, creating a support network.
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Lakeland Area Schools receive $55,000 grant to expand mental health resources
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW)—Fifty years ago kids would see the doctor mostly for bumps and bruises, but today mental health visits are becoming just as common. Since the pandemic, cases of anxiety and depression increased by 25% among teenagers.

WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc. Announces Plan to Significantly Expand School-Based Mental Health Programs
Roots & Wings Foundation grant will make it possible to deliver critical services to at least ten new school districts across Wisconsin
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