December 14th Mental Health Task Force Meeting

Please join us for the December Mental Health Task Force meeting, Tuesday, December 14th from 3 – 5 PM via Zoom.

Agenda

View the December 14th meeting agenda here (pdf).

View the December 14th meeting recording here (Youtube).

Learn more about our speakers here (pdf).

1. Welcome and Task Force Updates (3:00 – 3:05pm)
2. Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. (3:05 – 3:35pm)
   • We have asked the Sheriff to discuss efforts to address the mental health needs, and other health care needs of jail residents, training for staff on how responding to individuals with a mental illness or other disability, CART team – current status and future plans, and opportunities to work together to support voter registration and voting rights at the jail.
3. Mental Health Campaign, Escucha tus Emociones – Cuida to Vida, Ana Paula Soares, MS, LPC, Bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Director of the Mental Health Campaign Escucha tus Emociones – Cuida to Vida (3:35 – 3:50pm)
   • Ms. Soares will discuss a statewide mental health campaign within the Spanish-speaking community to support our Latinxs communities who are still facing mental and emotional health crises that have been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
   • Presentation: Escucha Tus Emociones Cuida Tu Vida / Bilingual Mental Health Campaign (pdf)
   • Follow-Up Letter from Ana Soares (pdf)
   • Escuchas tus Emociones – Campaign Team Contact Info (image)
   • Escuchas tus Emociones – Flyer 1 (image)
   • Escuchas tus Emociones – Flyer 2 (image)
4. The traumatic impacts of the pandemic, Tim Grove, Senior Consultant at SaintA’s (3:50 – 4:30pm)
   • Presentation: Stress, Trauma, and Mental Health in “Pandemic Times” (pdf).
5. Planning for 2022, Discussion of programmatic topic for 2022 and opportunity for input (4:30 – 4:45pm)
6. MH Board and Other Policy Updates (4:45 – 5:00pm)
   • Mary Neubauer, MHTF representative on Mental Health Board, and Barbara Beckert, Disability Rights WI
   • Poll on Infographics from MH Board Community Engagement Committee

Save the Date

January 11th, 2022 Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force meeting

• We will kick off the year with a focus on Housing resources and advocacy.
• Speakers will include:
  • Milwaukee County Housing Division
    • Jim Mathy, Housing Administrator
    • Eric Collins-Dyke, Assistant Administrator of Supportive Housing​ and Homeless Services
  • Coordinated Entry for Homeless Services – IMPACT Inc.
    • John Hyatt, President & CEO
    • Emily Kenney, Director of Systems Change

February 8th, 2022: Forum on Mental Health and Criminal Justice System Reform

January 27th, 2022: Mental Health Board Meeting 

• January 27th Mental Health Board Meeting at 4:30pm; includes Public Comment
• Learn more about the Milwaukee County Mental Health Board here.

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