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.

Covid-19 Vaccine

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The following materials are related to the COVID-19 vaccine and its distribution.

  • The Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force has signed on a joint letter to the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee’s (SDMAC) Subcommittee on Vaccines, providing input on vaccine distribution during the Phase 2b vaccine rollout. The letter can be read here in PDF form: Letter to the SDMAC’s Subcommittee on Vaccines.
  • The State Department of Health Services has more information on the committee’s purpose and goals, the various subcommittees under the umbrella, and related materials here: State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee.
  • Our partners at the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities have created a new plain language fact sheet about the COVID-19 Vaccine: Plain Language Covid-19 Vaccine Information Sheet.
  • Attorney Mitch Hagopian, Disability Rights Wisconsin, and Marcia Stickel, RN, Waisman Center, joined BPDD Living Well on this video to talk about the new COVID-19 vaccine.  The video addresses what the vaccine means, when we can expect to get it, and why its important to get it when it is available to you. You can view the video here: Living Well Project: Covid-19 Vaccine Update