NorthLakes Community Clinic Receives Funding for Employee Emotional Support Line Turtle Lake, Wisconsin—NorthLakes Community Clinic was awarded $1000 from the St. Croix Valley Foundation, United Way St. Croix Valley and United Way Washington County East’s COVID-19 Response Fund for the St. Croix Valley. This fund is in response to the basic needs of those most…
Hurley, Wisconsin—NorthLakes Community Clinic-Hurley is moving to a new location on May 1 to respond to the growing needs of the community. The clinic which is currently located at 210 5th Avenue North will re-open at 115 5th Ave. North. The move is in anticipation of an expansion of services this summer. The clinic currently…
What NorthLakes Community Clinic is doing to address addiction.
Iron River, Wisconsin—NorthLakes Community Clinic is a recipient of an Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) grant that is designed to support health care and community agencies in the fight to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 across Wisconsin. The $108,628 grant will support Community Health Workers and communication staff to reach residents in…
Submitted by Allison Allen So, you know how sometimes you get all wrapped up in something and really dive in. Then at some point you step back and take stock…and realize you have skipped something really basic. But really important! Well, I was reading through all my previous missives to all y’all, you know, to…
Submitted by Allison Allen If you frequently read my articles, you know that I usually take a pretty light tone. It’s just my style. Today, though, that somehow doesn’t seem quite right. The news has been pretty heavy recently, hasn’t it? We’ve surpassed 100,00 folks lost to COVID-19 in the US alone, we see people…
Iron River, WI – Each year, White Winter Winery brings some “jazz” into the seasonal transition from winter to spring. They host a Speakeasy Cellar Jazz fundraising event that includes a swinging band from Chicago, costumed participants, games, libation and food. This year it happened prior to the “Safer-At-Home” home order being issued. This year,…
To respond to the health care needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to care. These words drive the work that NorthLakes Community Clinic does daily. The mission, written by a patient-majority board of directors, pushes the staff to go beyond traditional healthcare service delivery to serve…
Trauma and suffering are words that we are all familiar with. For some us the mere mention of trauma and suffering brings an intense emotional reaction that can hold us hostage and even be gut wrenching. Trauma exists across systems, cultures and communities and affects us without discrimination through man made suffering or natural disasters. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) more than half of the adult population has been exposed to at least one traumatic event, and 90% of clients in public behavioral health settings have experienced trauma. These statistics do not include the trauma that has gone unreported or unacknowledged in our country.
The better question is why not? Many people who receive counseling discover that the idea of being in therapy is worse than the actual experience. The reasons people avoid therapy are endless—does it mean I’m broke or crazy, will people think I’m unsafe, that’s only for suicidal people, I can’t afford it—but yet they remain unhappy with some element in their life. Why not consider a different route?
Group Therapy: People Helping People Find Safety and Meaning Written by Todd Joseph, LPC-IT, CSAC The Blueberry Fest and County Fair have passed. Evenings and mornings are cooler. With these and other signs of fall’s approach, we at NorthLakes Community Clinic are looking for ways to help those in the area struggling with behavioral health…
We have all experienced stress and being lost in our emotions. Those feelings can be very overwhelming and hard to move on from. Mindfulness is a great way to overcome those feelings. Mindfulness is a state of mind where you are observing your thoughts and feelings without judging them and helps to teach us to…