July Newsletter 2023

Welcome Lena!

We are very excited to welcome Lena to the Samaritan team! She is our new Intake Coordinator and Administrative Assistant.

Andra has left Samaritan to start a program for grad school full time. She will be missed and we wish her the best in her future!

Accepting New Clients

Beth Hopkins is accepting new clients ages 14 and older. If you would like to become a new client of Beth, please call our new client line at 608-663-0763 ext. 100 and we can work on the new client process.

To learn more about Beth, visit:

https://samaritancounselingcenterwi.org/beth-hopkins/

Beth Hopkins, MFT-IT

Work Anniversaries

In the month of July, we are happy to celebrate two special work anniversaries. This month, our Executive Director Dan Feaster will have worked with Samaritan for 25 years, and Jane McCauley is celebrating her 8 year work anniversary with us! We are very excited to celebrate this with them and to have them on the Samaritan team!!

We would like to give a big thank you to Carol Goedken for being a part of the Samaritan Board of Directors.

Carol had been with us for several years and we are very appreciative of all of the time and effort she has placed in her time at Samaritan.

We wish you the absolute best!

Thank

BIPOC Mental Health Awareness

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, also recognized as Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This month aims to increase awareness regarding the distinct challenges that underrepresented groups encounter concerning mental health.

According to the 2019 Census, 41.8% of the U.S. population are People of Color, yet statistics show that People of Color are less likely to receive a diagnosis and treatment for their mental illness, have less access to mental health services, and often receive a poorer quality of mental health care.

Poor mental health care access and quality contribute to poor mental health outcomes, including suicide, among these racial and ethnic populations. Let's take some time to raise awareness.