Milwaukee County Resources
1. 24 Hour Crisis Line 414-257-7222. If your loved one is threatening harm to self or others, call 911 and ask for a CIT (Crisis Intervention Trained) officer. If the crisis does not rise to that level, call the crisis line at 414-257-7222, 24/7. A Crisis Intervention Response Team (CART) of trained mental health professionals will advise you or come out if deemed necessary.
2. Mental Health Emergency Center (MHEC) A Psychiatric Emergency Center located at 1525 N 12th St, 414-966-3030, 24/7
3. Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Website
4. CARS Community Access to Recovery Services414-257-8085 Start here for non-crisis help—caseworkers, applying for social secruity income (SSI), social security disability income (SSDI), etc.
For uninsured/underinsured/bridge services for Milwaukee County residents who are facing a behavioral health or co-occurring crisis, Access Clinic is here to help connect people to the culturally competent behavioral health and co-occurring care they need, within their own community and regardless of their ability to pay. All clinics have the same hours: M-F 8:30-4:30, Walk-in hours for initial assessment: 8:30-2:30.
Access Clinic South Located within Sixteenth Street Community Health Center 1635 W. National Ave. 414-257-7900
Access Clinic East 210 W. Capitol Dr., 414-257-7665.
Access Clinic North 8200 W. Silver Spring Dr., 414-257-5190
Milwaukee County Mental Health Clinic 1919 W. North Avenue, Suite 200, 414-257-7610
8.Crisis Resource Centers (middle of webpage). The community-based Milwaukee County CRCs offer a 24/7 alternative to emergency room or inpatient hospitalizations and provide: recovery-focused assessment. • psychosocial groups and peer support • timely access to mental health care • a trauma-informed approach to care • telehealth and telepsychiatry services • follow-up care • evidence-based methods • access to behavioral and primary health care, and ancillary services such as housing, personal care, employment, and benefits coordination care in a home-like setting. Stays are usually 2 weeks or less. Office Hours Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
South: 2057 S 14th, 414-643-8778.
North: 5409 WVillard, 414-539-4024
9.Milwaukee County Youth
Milwaukee County Child and Youth Services (Behavioral Health) Several Programs
Children's Hospital Walk-In Mental Health Clinic 414-337-3400
Walkers Point Youth Shelter and Mental Health Clinic 414-647-8200 Pathfinders 414.271.1560 Shelter, many services for youth
10. Click this link for: Downloadable Wisconsin Circuit Court Forms Related to Mental Health
Petition for Examination Form ME-903 (Sometimes called a 3-Party Petition) Three people need to profess to the court that their loved one needs mental health treatment because they are a danger to themselves or others. If approved, your loved one can get involuntary treatment.
How to File a 3-Party Petition
Every county should have an Office of Corporation Counsel.
Milwaukee Office of Corporation Counsel’s Three-Party Petition Team: 414-278-4035 Email:CorporationCounsel3PartyPetitions@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Order for Involuntary Medication or Treatment Form ME-943
Order of Commitment (Fifth Standard) Form ME-914
When your loved one is not competent to make decisions because of their mental illness and needs treatment.
“As caregivers, we earn our PHD in serious mental illnesses within the first five years, alongside a master’s in social work. We become versed in SMI pharmaceuticals, medication management, and evaluating SMI symptoms. We become experts in LEAP, CBT, and DBT. Navigating SSD, SSI, Medicaid, and Medicare becomes second nature. Once you realize the system is anything but systematic, you become an advocate for change, utilizing the brief window of time before bedtime, all while knowing you have a full-time job the next morning. To say we face headwinds is an understatement; we’re dealing with category 6 hurricanes.“ April, from the book Schizophrenia & Related Disorders: A Handbook for Caregivers by Nicole Drapeau Gillen