Register Now for Disability Advocacy Day - March 6, 2012
Survival Coalition is hosting Disability Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 6, at the Capitol in Madison. Disability Advocacy Day connects you with your legislators so you can share your story and tell them what issues are important to you. Please participate in this event and make your voice heard about disability issues!
Survival will set up your visit with your legislators. Before your visit, you will have an opportunity to attend a briefing about current disability issues in Wisconsin. You can choose a briefing time of 9 a.m., 11 a.m., or 1 p.m. Participants are asked to arrive at the Capitol 30 minutes prior to the start of their briefing.
You can register for this event online or by submitting a completed registration form. Visit http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/ to access the registration. The deadline to register is Monday, Feb. 27. You will receive a confirmation email with more details and where to go in the Capitol for your briefing.
If you have any questions about Disability Advocacy Day, please visit the Survival Coalition's website, or contact Ellen Merker at ellen.merker@wisconsin.gov or (608) 266-5202.
Shel Gross appointed chair of the Wisconsin Council on Mental Health
Shel Gross, MHA Director of Public Policy, assumed the position of Chair of the Wisconsin Council on Mental Health (WCMH) on July 1. The WCMH is a statutorily mandated council appointed by the Governor whose role is to advise the Governor, Legislature and state agencies on mental health policy.
Shel is clear on his goals as Chair of the WCMH: “Since my election as Chair at the WCMH’s May meeting one thing I have heard most consistently is a desire for a clear vision for mental health services in Wisconsin. This coincides with new federal requirements as part of the mental health block grant for state level strategic planning leading to a set of priorities and goals for the State. It is my hope that over the next two years I can work with the members of the WCMH, its committees and all interested stakeholders to create a set of priorities and goals that reflect a joint vision for what we want mental health services to look like in Wisconsin.” More >>
About the Office of Public Policy
On a local and state-wide level, MHA provides leadership on mental health advocacy and keeps MHA's members informed about important public policy issues in Milwaukee, Madison and Washington, D.C.
MHA staff serve on several mental health committees including the Wisconsin Council on Mental Health, Wisconsin United for Mental Health, the MHA Council of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee County Mental Health Task Force. The MHA is also a member of the Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations and the Wisconsin Prevention Network and elevates mental health policy concerns in a cross-systems context through these organizations.
The MHA also utilizes its prevention/early intervention activities as a springboard to impact mental health policy. The Prevention/Early Intervention Initiative's goal is to intervene earlier with persons at risk of mental illness who are experiencing early signs and symptoms of mental illness.
For emailed alerts on emerging state mental health public policy issues sign up with DAWN (Disability Advocates: Wisconsin Network).
Contact:
Shel Gross, Director of Public Policy, (608) 250-4368 or email. Use our Contact Form.
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