Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force

The Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force is the voice of the community on issues related to the quality and responsiveness of mental health and substance abuse disorder services.

Advocacy & Alerts

2016 Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division Budget

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Opportunity for Public Input on 2016 BHD Budget

Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force Testimony on 2016 Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division Budget Request To Milwaukee County Mental Health Board June 25, 2015

Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force Questions Regarding 2016 Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division Budget Request and Response from Behavioral Health Division

MMHTF Follow Up Q and A Regarding 2016 Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division Budget

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board Web site (including list of board members, meeting dates, etc.)

2016 Preliminary Budget First Pass as presented to MH Board Finance Committee on 5/21 (Includes proposal for new structure for BHD) 

2016 Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (BHD) Budget Timeline  

Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Initiative

Results of Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force Survey on Priorities for the 2016 Milwaukee County BHD Budget

Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force Recommendations Regarding the Life and Death of Dontre Hamilton

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The Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force (MMHTF) mourns Dontre Hamilton and honors his life. We are gravely concerned by the circumstances of his death, which raise many questions about the response of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD). We are also concerned about the challenges Dontre and his family experienced navigating the mental health and housing service delivery system, and accessing medication and other services. The recommendations in this document grew out of dialogue with Task Force members and heartfelt discussion with Mr. Hamilton’s family, and our fervent conviction that the system must change to ensure other community members get needed services and additional lives must not be lost. We must take action as a community to ensure that this never happens again.  Click here to continue reading.