Wisconsin ADA Coordinators Association

FREE WEBINAR
Mental Health Crisis and Alternatives to Police Response
DATE: Friday – September 20, 2024
TIME: 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. [Central Time]

IN THIS WEBINAR: The use of law enforcement in mental health crisis responses creates a structural risk environment for people with mental illness that increases their risk for traumatization, injury, arrest, incarceration, and death. Our three panelists will discuss programs that are providing alternatives to police response.

PANELISTS
+ Chris Hammes, Assistant Chief of Medical Operations for the Madison Fire Department.
+ Montrèal Cain, pioneered the MERA Response Team invented to make Wisconsin a mentally healthier place to live.
+ Mary Neubauer, MSW, CPS, Co-Chair of the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force and Chair for the Milwaukee County Mental Health Board

REGISTER for webinar at: https://shorturl.at/RPJeV

Hosted by: Wisconsin ADA Coordinators Association


Image: Word Cloud for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) surrounded by words in varying sizes: mental health, trauma, recovery, self-care, de-escalation, law enforcement, brain injury, partnership, action methods. Flickr Credit: www.epictop10.com