Rogers Behavioral Health, Children’s Wisconsin, and the Medical College of Wisconsin are collaborating on an innovative care model that creates better access to mental and behavioral healthcare for Wisconsin teens.
 
The Integrated Healing Program is an intensive outpatient program for teenagers struggling with debilitating pain and related functional disorders along with depression and anxiety. This unique program combines a team of multidisciplinary experts that include Rogers' child and adolescent psychiatrists and psychologists, along with medical, health psychology, and physical therapists from the Jane B. Pettit Pain and Headache Center at Children's Wisconsin. 
 
More than 100 teens have received treatment in the program with over 90% of patients showing overall improvement in physical functioning, pain reduction, quality of life, and emotional well-being. 
 
“This program treats teens holistically by addressing their physical, emotional, and social needs and gives families a much-needed care option for a patient population that is difficult to treat and often overlooked”, says Gregory Evangelatos, MD, board-certified attending psychiatrist at Rogers Behavioral Health in Brown Deer. He adds, “It’s gratifying to work alongside Children’s Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin to deliver this unique, comprehensive, and personalized care to teens who are suffering.”