Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force September 10, 2019 meeting
Please join us for the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force meeting, Tuesday, September 10th, from 3 5:00 PM at IndependenceFirst, 540 S. 1st St. We value your engagement and hope to see you Tuesday!
Our September 10th agenda includes the following:
- Mass Violence: Where Do We Go From Here?
Pardeep Singh Kaleka, LPC-IT, Director, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee: Darryl Morin, President, Forward Latino.
We will also share a list of resources that may be helpful in addressing the stress and trauma that occur in the aftermath.
- The Next Step Clinic, to be located at the Next Door Foundation, will be a new resource to address the mental health and developmental needs of Milwaukees underserved children and families.
Leah Jepson, Project Director, Milwaukee Coalition for Children’s Mental Health (CCMH)- Mental Health America of Wisconsin and Amy Van Hecke, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology Marquette University
- Milwaukee Countys Psychiatric Crisis system: Whats Ahead with Redesign and Whos at the Table?
Mike Lappen, Administrator Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division will provide an update and address questions we will share with him.
Milwaukee County Budget update, Barbara Beckert, Disability Rights Wisconsin
Mental Health Board update, Mark Neubauer, MHTF Co-chair and Mental Health Board member
Election 2020: Voter Registration Campaign
- Save the Date for our Annual Karen Avery Forum: Pathways to Employment, November 12, 2019, 2 5:30 PM, IndependenceFirst
- MHTF Membership: Thanks to everyone who has submitted their Mental Health Task Force membership form and check. If you forgot, there is still time membership materials are available here: http://www.milwaukeemhtf.org/2019/06/12/mmhtf-2019-2020-membership-materials/
Environmental/Chemical Sensitivities: For the safety and comfort of those with chemical sensitivities, IndependenceFirst requests that people visiting our agency, refrain from using any perfumed products and not smoke near the building.
Note: Please arrive early to allow time for parking so we can start on time.