We need your input! Take the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force survey on priorities for the 2022 Behavioral Health Division budget. We will compile the results and share them with the Milwaukee County Mental Health Board, BHD / DHHS leadership, and County Executive Crowley. Make your voice heard!
Mental Health Task Force May 11th meeting
The next MMHTF meeting will be on Tuesday, May 11th, and will be from 3 – 5 PM via Zoom. Registration is required; the form is below.
May 11th Meeting Agenda
View the May 11th Meeting Agenda here.
- Opening remarks, Mary Neubauer & Christine Apple, MHTF co-chairs.
- Listening to Youth & Outreaching to Diverse Voices to Build a New Normal, Linda Hall, Director of the Wisconsin DHS Office of Children’s Mental Health and Tiffany Meredith, OCMH Outreach Specialist.
- View the “Listening to Youth” presentation here.
- In recognition of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we will view a segment from the Wisconsin Youth Virtual Art gallery
- “We Asked. You Answered. We Listened: No Wrong Door,” Presentation regarding community input on crisis redesign in Milwaukee County by Kimberly Kane and Carole Pfeil of Perceptivity Solutions.
- View the “Community Conversation Report Out” presentation here.
- Questions about BHD Operations will be answered by Milwaukee County Mental Board members.
- View the Psychiatric Crisis Redesign Community Engagement Project Report here.
- Policy updates, Mary Neubauer and Barbara Beckert, Disability Rights Wisconsin.
- Let us know about your thoughts on the 2022 BHD County Budget by filling out our survey here.
Meeting materials will be posted as they become available.
ASL interpreters will be available. To request other disability related accommodations, please contact barbara.beckert@drwi.org as soon as possible. We will do our best to fill all requests.
Meeting Registration
If you don’t have the link to join the meeting, please fill out the form below. The meeting link will be sent to your email.
MHTF State Budget Testimony
Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force Co-chair, Mary Neubauer, shared priorities for the state budget with the Joint Committee on Finance at the April 28th Virtual hearing. You can read the full MHTF testimony here (accessible PDF).
Have you shared your budget priorities with Joint Finance Committee members? Submit your budget comments via email to committee members at Budget.Comments@legis.wisconsin.gov.
Remember to also share your budget priorities with your own state legislators. You can look up their contact information on the Wisconsin State Legislature website here, using the “Who Are My Legislators?” function — just enter your home address.
Feel free to use information from the MHTF budget testimony when you submit your comments.
State Budget Advocacy Update
Share your state budget priorities with the Joint Finance Committee (JFC), which is responsible for moving the budget forward. The JFC has their own website where you may submit comments. These are downloaded every day. Several budget hearings have also been scheduled – three in person and one virtual.
- Learn more about the budget hearings and submit comments on the Joint Finance Committee website here.
- Here are links to budget information to help you prepare your comments:
- View the presentation for the State Budget Training for the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force here (accessible pdf) (rev. March 9, 2021).
- View the 2021-2023 Executive Budget in Brief here.
- View information about mental health and other budget proposals on the WI Department of Health Services website here.
- View the MHTF State Budget Advocacy Updates presentation here (rev. April 15, 2021).
Mental Health Task Force April 15th Meeting
Please note on your calendar that the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force April meeting date will be Thursday, April 15th rather than our usual second Tuesday of the month (April 13th). The date was changed to allow for speaker availability.
Meeting Agenda
Join us for our April 15th meeting which will focus on the future of crisis services in Milwaukee County. This will include the following:
- Presentation about the Joint Venture Mental Health Emergency Center, Pete Carlson of Advocate Aurora Behavioral Health Services.
- Milwaukee County’s role with the Joint Venture Emergency Center, and the continuum of crisis services, Behavioral Health Division Administrator, Mike Lappen.
- Read the Mental Health Emergency Center overview here.
- Read the MHEC Media Coverage List here.
- For additional information, see the Mental Health Board April 22 Meeting Packet – Administrators Report and attachments here.
- Policy Updates: State Budget, MH Board, County Budget, Mary Neubauer, MHTF representative on Mental Health Board, and Barbara Beckert, Disability Rights WI
Meeting Materials
- Read the April 2021 Meeting Agenda here.
- Read the Mental Health Emergency Center announcement here.
- Read the MMHTF’s Mental Health ER Center Questions here.
- Read the Letter of Intent for Psych ED here.
- View the Exterior and Floor Plan Draft for the New MHEC here.
- Read the MMHTF State Budget Update (rev. 04-13-2021) here.
To submit a question in advance, email Barbara Beckert at barbara.beckert@drwi.org and put “April MHTF Question” in the email subject.
To request disability related accommodations, please email barbara.beckert@drwi.org by April 2nd. We will do our best to respond to any requests received after that date.
Meeting Registration
If you don’t have the link to join the meeting, please fill out the form below. The meeting link will be sent to your email.