Rogers Behavioral Health opens new clinic in Wausau, offering proven mental health and addiction services

Posted on 11/18/24 12:04:pm

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WAUSAU, Wis. -- Rogers Behavioral Health opened a clinic in Wausau, Wisconsin, meeting community needs for mental health and addiction care. 

Located at 500 N. 3rd St., the Rogers clinic offers care for a variety of mental health concerns and symptoms, including depression and anxiety, as well as recovery services for substance use disorders.

“At Rogers, we are committed to listening to our communities’ and patient’s needs, working hand-in-hand to provide care that is proven to help people move forward and flourish,” says Cindy Meyer, president and CEO. “We are so excited to be part of the Wausau area community, increasing access to Rogers’ treatment and working side-by-side with patients to help them develop a pathway for mental health and well-being, building a plan of hope for tomorrow.”  

Prior to opening the clinic, Rogers met with community stakeholders and medical providers, learning the Wausau area had a desire for the level and type of treatment Rogers now offers through the new clinic. 

Rogers is uniquely positioned to provide integrated treatment of addictions and co-occurring mental health concerns such as depression, trauma, and anxiety. Rogers’ Mental Health and Addiction Recovery program, available for adults in Wausau, treats addictions of substances including opioids, alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, THC, over-the-counter medications and more. During the current nationwide opioid crisis, such care can be lifesaving. A recent report shows fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is the number one cause of death for people ages 25 to 54 in Wisconsin. 

“Substance use disorder is prevalent and destructive, but also treatable,” says Michelle Maloney, PhD, LPC, CAADC, CRPS, executive clinical director of Rogers’ Mental Health and Addiction Recovery program. “We know people face barriers to getting help, including a lack of nearby treatment options. We are helping to fill that gap in Wausau with treatment that is scientifically proven to help people get better.” 

In addition to Mental Health and Addiction Recovery services, Rogers offers Primary Behavioral Health, a program designed to treat a variety of mental health concerns that is available in Wausau for adults and adolescents 12 and older. Each patient’s treatment plan is tailored to their specific symptoms such as lack of motivation, avoiding obligations and activities, trouble controlling emotions, difficulty managing negative thoughts, challenges with sleep, and issues maintaining healthy relationships. 

“This clinic represents our dedication to compassionate care and innovative treatment solutions, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to receive the support they need, close to home,” says Monica Robertson, vice president of operations, outpatient services. 

Both Mental Health and Addiction Recovery and Primary Behavioral Health are offered as partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP), where patients meet daily but go home in the evening. These programs are tailored to the individual needs of patients, with a treatment plan including therapeutic skills and medication management. The length of time the individual will be in the program varies based on their individual treatment goals and success in meeting these goals.  Working with Rogers’ compassionate, multidisciplinary team, patients are involved in the treatment planning process from day one until discharge. 

Addressing barriers to care such as long waitlists in communities nationwide, the Wausau clinic plans to soon offer Outpatient Psychiatric Services for medication management and evaluation, as well as what many know as traditional therapy through Outpatient Counseling Services. 

The new Wausau clinic was made possible in part by donations to Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation. Generous donors include Walter Alexander Foundation, Judd Alexander Foundation, Macdonald Foundation, Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, Dudley Foundation, Robert & Mary Jo Hartwig, Bell Family Charitable Foundation, the Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation, and the B.A. & Ester Greenheck Foundation. 

About Rogers Behavioral Health

Rogers Behavioral Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit provider of mental health and addiction services. Rogers offers evidence-based treatment for adults, children, and adolescents with depression and other mood disorders, eating disorders, addiction, OCD and anxiety disorders, trauma, and PTSD. In addition to locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington, Rogers operates three inpatient behavioral health hospitals, 17 residential programs and nine centers offering PHP and IOP treatment in Wisconsin. Outpatient services for medication management and psychiatric evaluations are offered virtually and in-person in Wisconsin.

The System also includes Ladish Co. Foundation Center, home to Rogers Research Center, the Rogers Foundation, and the Ronald McDonald Family Room®. In addition, Rogers leads the nationwide WISE coalition with the goal of eliminating stigma related to mental health and substance use disorders. Learn more at rogersbh.org.