[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 130 (Tuesday, August 13, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E820-E821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMHERST H. WILDER FOUNDATION'S 
             COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 13, 2024

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Amherst H. Wilder 
Foundation in Saint Paul, Minnesota on its 100th anniversary of 
providing community mental health and wellness services. For 100 years, 
this nonprofit organization has provided vital and supportive mental 
health services to children and families in Saint Paul.
  Wilder's Child Guidance Clinic was founded in 1924 as one of the 
first of its kind in the Nation. It is an outpatient psychiatric clinic 
for children and their families and is nationally acclaimed for its 
treatment as well as its training center. Serving children who are 
experiencing emotional distress, it is one of the oldest continuously 
operated children's clinics in the country.
  Currently, Wilder provides outpatient mental health and wellness 
services for children,

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adults, and families, as well as addiction and recovery services for 
adults at Wilder Community Mental Health & Wellness Clinic--a Certified 
Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Minnesota. As a CCBHC, 
Wilder increases access to community-based mental health and substance 
use disorder services, especially to underserved communities and serves 
individuals through in-person and telehealth appointments, regardless 
of ability to pay. Wilder's diverse team of mental health experts 
provides culturally appropriate mental health and wellness services 
that support people and their families. In addition, Wilder delivers 
mental health and wellness services in schools across Saint Paul and 
the Twin Cities.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in paying tribute to the caring and 
dedicated mental health professionals, practitioners, and staff of 
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation--as well as the people they serve--as they 
celebrate 100 years of providing critical community mental health and 
wellness services.

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