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Meeting of the Wisconsin Council on Mental Health (WCMH)

01/20/2021 10:00 AM - 01 /20/2021 03:30 PM

Meeting Held via Zoom and Conference Call https://dhswi.zoom.us/j/85688620082?pwd=VVR3MlZhOXp3RW9WZWY1Z0c0T3FWUT09 Passcode: 036069 Webinar ID: 856 8862 0082 1-312-626-6799, N/A, WI- 53703

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Agency: Department of Health Services
Contact: Maddie Johnson
6083818328
madeline.johnson@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Meeting of the Wisconsin Council on Mental Health (WCMH) January 20, 2021
10:00 am to 3:30 pm
Meeting Held via Zoom and Conference Call
https://dhswi.zoom.us/j/85688620082?pwd=VVR3MlZhOXp3RW9WZWY1Z0c0T3FWUT09
Passcode: 036069
Webinar ID: 856 8862 0082
1-312-626-6799
AGENDA

  1. Call Meeting to Order....................................................... Rick Immler
    1. Welcome and introductions
    2. Read WCMH guidelines for conduct of meeting (Attachment 1)
    3. Review and approval of the minutes of November 18, 2020 (Attachment 2)
    4. Announcements: Opportunity for Council members to make general announcements
      1. WCMH attendance and committee participation
    5. Public Comment: The Council will accept comments from the public relating to any WCMH business
  2. Discussion of fall presentations, workgroup, recommendations, and next steps
    1. Representative(s) from the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (SCAODA) share their work on access and equity
  3. Lunch Break
  4. WCMH Committee Reports, Discussion, and Consideration of Motions
    1. Executive Committee – Rick Immler
    1. Adult Quality Committee – Lynn Harrigan and Kristin Welch
    1. Children and Youth Committee – Phyllis Greenberger and Amy Polsin
    1. Criminal Justice Committee – Tamra Oman and Karen Breit
    1. Legislative and Policy Committee – Crystal Hester
      1. Access and Equity Presentation Letter........................................................ Rick Immler
      2. Letter to Legislature Leadership: Concerns of in-person public input during a pandemic and creating an alternative virtual space…………………………………Barbara Beckert and Kit Kershensteiner
    1. Nominating Committee – Kimberlee Coronado
      1. Second chair position of council
  3. Division of Care and Treatment Services (DCTS) Briefing and Updates….…Holly Audley and Teresa Steinmetz
  4. Call for future WCMH agenda items......................................................................................... Rick Immler
  5. Adjourn................................................................................................................................... Rick Immler

The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the above agenda. The Wisconsin Council on Mental Health (WCMH) is legislatively mandated under Wis. Stat. § 15.197(1), as the mental health planning council for the state. It was created to advise the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Health Services (DHS). The WCMH evaluates and reviews the mental health system's progress towards achieving improved client outcomes and the adequacy of mental health services in the state. The council duties are specified in Wis. Stat. § 51.02. The Council oversees state compliance with federal Public Law 102-321. If you need meeting accommodations because of a disability, if you need an interpreter or translator, or if you need this material in another language or in alternative format, you may request assistance to participate by contacting Maddie Johnson at 608-381-8328 or madeline.johnson@dhs.wisconsin.gov no fewer than five days prior to the meeting.


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