Meeting materials from the May 2019 Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force meeting:

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5-14-19 printable agenda

The May 14, 2019 Mental Health Task Force meeting included presentations on Peer Run Respite and medical and mental health services at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Corrections.  There was also a debrief on the recent MHTF Forum, Re-imagining Justice for Wisconsinites with Mental Illness, and policy updates on the State Budget and Milwaukee County budget.   We thank all of our speakers for a very informative meeting.  Here is the meeting agenda.

Welcome and Introductions

Mary Neubauer & Robin Pedersen, Co-chairs

• Reminder: Steering Committee Openings: Advocate, At Large, Family Member
• June 11th meeting

Peer Run Respite

• Parachute House, Jennifer Buer, Brittany Ericson, Jessica Burns – Certified Peer Specialists – Our Space
• Peer Run Respite for Veterans, the first in the nation. Brian Michel, Director of Prevention Services, Mental Health America of WI

Medical and mental health services at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Corrections

Anne Berleman Kearney, Deputy Corporation Counsel and Attorney Pete Koneazny, Legal Aid Society

Milwaukee County recently approved a two-year contract with Wellpath to provide medical, dental and mental health services at the Jail and House of Correction.

• Milwaukee County Moving Inmate Health Care In-House By 2021
• Inmate Medical Services January Report

Debrief on MHTF Forum Re-imagining Justice for Wisconsinites with Mental Illness: Report out on our forum and next steps

Patricia Obletz and Christine Apple, planning committee

• MHTF April 29 Forum Program
• April Forum Audience Questions

Policy Updates

Mary Neubauer & Barbara Beckert

• State Budget and Medicaid Expansion
  • MHTF State Budget alert May 14 2019
  • Chart: MA expansion investments
  • Governor’s Budget: Behavioral Health Services
  • Mental Health Provisions in state budget
  • Joint Committee On Finance Members 2019
• Milwaukee County Budget/ Mental Health Board Updates. Save the date for Public Comments on the budget
  • Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division 2020 Budget Survey
  • Milwaukee County Transit Planning To Cut Service By 10 Percent

Save the Date for our June 11^th meeting

• Jon Lehrmann will give us an overview of the Child Psychiatry Consultation Program and discuss strategies to address the shortage of psychiatrists
• Presentation on the All of Us Research Program, Dr. Jeff Whittle, Program Director