Join us for the February Mental Health Task Force meeting on Tuesday, February 14th, from 3 – 5 PM via Zoom.
Our agenda include an update on Harm Reduction and Prevention from Jeremy Triblett, Prevention Services Coordinator, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services.
We will learn about Supporting and Empowering Milwaukee Youth from:
- Audra O’Connell, Executive Director, Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center
- DeShanda Clark, Sr. Vice President of Programs & Services, Pathfinders
Montrèal Cain of MERA WI will speak about “Black Pioneers” in recognition of Black History Month.
Meeting materials will be posted on this page as they become available. Complete the form below to request the Zoom link.
Meeting Agenda
View the February 14, 2023 Meeting Agenda (PDF).
View the February 14, 2023 meeting recording via Youtube.
- Welcome, Mary Neubauer & Christine Apple, co-chairs (3 – 3:05)
- Meeting logistics
- Complete the MHTF 2023 Programs Survey.
- Reminder: MHTF annual membership drive
- Membership Drive Letter
- Harm Reduction and Prevention Vending Machines, Jeremy Triblett, Prevention Services Coordinator, Milwaukee County (3:05 – 3:40)
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), harm reduction is critical to keeping people who use drugs alive and as healthy as possible. Behavioral Health Services of Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services has partnered with Vivent Health’s Lifepoint program and HRI Vending to increase Milwaukee County residents’ access to harm reduction and prevention supplies via vending machines located in agencies across Milwaukee County. - Supporting and Empowering Milwaukee Youth (3:40 – 4:30)
- Audra O’Connell, Executive Director, Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center
- DeShanda Clark, Sr. Vice President of Programs & Services, Pathfinders
- Black Pioneers, Montrèal Cain, MERA WI (4:30 – 5)
Remember to vote on February 21st!
Election Resources
Disability Rights Wisconsin Voter Hotline: 844-347-8683 or email info@disabilityvote.org
- MyVote Wisconsin
- Voter Toolkit – 2023 Elections – Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition
- Make Your Plan to Vote 2023 – English version (accessible PDF)
- Vote 411 Wisconsin: Voter information from the League of Women Voters, including candidate information
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Fact Sheet
- 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Non-partisan Voters Guide
Meeting Registration
Our meetings are open to all. ASL interpreters will be available at the meeting. To request other disability accommodations, please email barbara.beckert@drwi.org as soon as possible. We will do our best to respond to all requests.