Raising awareness of any critical issue in our communities is essential to developing and then advancing solutions to that issue. Mental Health Awareness Month provides a crucial opportunity to bring attention to a major public health issue that impacts millions of individuals each year. 

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While awareness is critical, it is not enough. That is why this month we are running a Turning Awareness into Action spring campaign to support the Guest House Counseling Clinic.

 

We’ve seen the complex and interrelated relationship between homelessness, housing instability, and mental health issues firsthand. By most accounts, 20 - 25% of unsheltered individuals suffer from severe mental illness; while so many others struggle with anxiety, depression, and trauma-related issues that are often heightened by the prospect of having nowhere to go.

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We know that delivering high-quality and responsive behavioral health services is essential to helping those experiencing homelessness overcome the many challenges they face to achieving long-term stability in their lives. Yet the behavioral health needs of the populations we serve too often go overlooked and remain unmet. The Guest House Counseling Clinic has been dedicated to changing that since first opening its doors.

Now is the time for us - all of us - to take action. We invite you to consider joining us in these efforts so we may continue providing our clients and neighbors with access to the full spectrum of care they truly need to overcome the experience of homelessness. 

All contributions made to Guest House of Milwaukee during the month of May will go toward sustaining our mental and behavioral health services, to ensure that these remain an essential component of Guest House’s homelessness prevention efforts. The need is great, and we are here to meet it.

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Thank you for your deep and ongoing support of our work.