About this story

Jenny Peek and Kate Prengaman reported this story with other journalism students in a UW-Madison class taught by Professor Deborah Blum, in collaboration with the nonprofit, nonpartisan Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and the Investigative Journalism Education Consortium, which includes Midwestern university journalism professors and students working on news projects in the public interest. The Consortium is supported by a grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Read the IJEC consortium stories
Main story: Gaps persist in campus mental health services

Interactive map

Explore data on mental health services across the UW System

If you’re in crisis, call:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
Español: 1-888-628-9454

Veterans crisis line
1-800-273-TALK (8255): Press 1
Or text to 838255
Or chat confidentially on the crisis line website

UW-Madison’s 24-hour mental health crisis line: 608-265-5600

Campus resources

Interactive map with links and summaries of University of Wisconsin counseling centers.

UW-Madison chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
uw.nami@gmail.com
608-268-6000

Active Minds
Chapters exist at Marquette University, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, UW-Parkside and Carthage College.

Supporting Peers in Laidback Listening (SPILL)
Chapters exist at UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater.

Off-campus organizations and links

National Institute of Mental Health

NAMI Wisconsin
608-68-6000
800-236-2988

Mental Health America of Wisconsin
Milwaukee office:
414-276-3122 or toll-free 866-948-6483
info@mhawisconsin.org
Madison office:
608-250-4368
shelgross@tds.net

Helping Others Prevent and Educate about Suicide (HOPES)
608-274-9686

Wisconsin Department of Health Services: mental health and substance abuse programs

Prior mental health coverage from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Minor offenders, major consequences
Wisconsin mental health system braces for major cuts under Walker
A tribal tragedy: High Native American suicide rates persist
Wisconsin suicide toll rises, exceeds that of neighboring states

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Campus mental health: Connect, learn, find help

by Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch
February 5, 2012

<h1>Campus mental health: Connect, learn, find help</h1> <p class="byline">by Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch <br />February 5, 2012</p> <div class="sidebar2"> <h2>About this story</h2> <p>Jenny Peek and Kate Prengaman reported this story with other journalism students in a UW-Madison class taught by Professor Deborah Blum, in collaboration with the nonprofit, nonpartisan <a href="http://www.WisconsinWatch.org">Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism</a> and the <a href="http://www.ijec.org">Investigative Journalism Education Consortium</a>, which includes Midwestern university journalism professors and students working on news projects in the public interest. The Consortium is supported by a grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. <a href="http://www.ijec.org/content/campus-mental-health">Read the IJEC consortium stories</a><br /> <strong>Main story:</strong> <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/?p=11055">Gaps persist in campus mental health services</a></p> <h2>Interactive map</h2> <figure><a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/viz/map-mental-health-services-at-the-university-of-wisconsin-system/"><img data-attachment-id="11441" data-permalink="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2012/02/gaps-persist-in-campus-mental-health-services/mental-health-map-screenshot/" data-orig-file="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mental-health-map-screenshot.jpg" data-orig-size="659,612" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Mental health map thumbnail" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mental-health-map-screenshot-336x312.jpg" data-large-file="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mental-health-map-screenshot.jpg" src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mental-health-map-screenshot-150x150.jpg" alt="" title="Mental health map thumbnail" width="125" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11441"></a></figure> <p> <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/viz/map-mental-health-services-at-the-university-of-wisconsin-system/" style="line-height:110%">Explore data on mental health services across the UW System</a> </p> </div> <p>If you’re in crisis, call:<br /> <a href="http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a><br /> 1-800-273-TALK (8255)<br /> TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)<br /> Español: 1-888-628-9454</p> <p><a href="http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/">Veterans crisis line</a><br /> 1-800-273-TALK (8255): Press 1<br /> Or text to 838255<br /> Or chat confidentially on the crisis line <a href="http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/">website</a></p> <p>UW-Madison’s 24-hour mental health crisis line: 608-265-5600</p> <h3>Campus resources</h3> <p>Interactive map with links and summaries of University of Wisconsin counseling centers.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=your_local_nami&amp;Template=/CustomSource/LocalDetail.cfm&amp;localID=0100266210&amp;fromHL=no&amp;state=WI">UW-Madison chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness</a> (NAMI)<br /> <a href="mailto:uw.nami@gmail.com">uw.nami@gmail.com</a><br /> 608-268-6000</p> <p><a href="http://www.activeminds.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=52&amp;Itemid=82#Wisconsin">Active Minds</a><br /> Chapters exist at Marquette University, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, UW-Parkside and Carthage College.</p> <p><a href="http://spillnow.com/">Supporting Peers in Laidback Listening</a> (SPILL)<br /> Chapters exist at UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater.</p> <h3>Off-campus organizations and links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml">National Institute of Mental Health</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.namiwisconsin.org/">NAMI Wisconsin</a><br /> 608-68-6000<br /> 800-236-2988</p> <p><a href="http://www.mhawisconsin.org/">Mental Health America of Wisconsin</a><br /> Milwaukee office:<br /> 414-276-3122 or toll-free 866-948-6483<br /> info@mhawisconsin.org<br /> Madison office:<br /> 608-250-4368<br /> shelgross@tds.net</p> <p><a href="http://www.hopes-wi.org/">Helping Others Prevent and Educate about Suicide</a> (HOPES)<br /> 608-274-9686</p> <p><a href="http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bqaconsumer/AODA_MH/AODA_MHindex.htm">Wisconsin Department of Health Services: mental health and substance abuse programs </a></p> <h3>Prior mental health coverage from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism</h3> <p><a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2011/12/11/minor-offenders-major-consequences/">Minor offenders, major consequences</a><br /> <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2011/04/03/wisconsin%E2%80%99s-mental-health-system-braces-for-major-cuts-under-walker/">Wisconsin mental health system braces for major cuts under Walker</a><br /> <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2010/11/21/a-tribal-tragedy-state%E2%80%99s-native-peoples-have-alarmingly-high-suicide-rates/">A tribal tragedy: High Native American suicide rates persist</a><br /> <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2010/02/21/wisconsin-suicide-toll-rises-exceeds-rates-of-neighboring-states/">Wisconsin suicide toll rises, exceeds that of neighboring states</a></p> <p><em>The nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (<a href="www.WisconsinWatch.org">www.WisconsinWatch.org</a>) collaborates with Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, other news media and the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. All works created, published, posted or disseminated by the Center do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison or any of its affiliates.</em></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2012/02/campus-mental-health-connect-learn-find-help/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org">Wisconsin Watch</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-WCIJ_IconOnly_FullColor_RGB-1.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=11100&ga=UA-17896820-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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