Mental Health

Agencies / Organizations
- Wisconsin
  - Mental Health Association of Wisconsin
    Offers support services, information and educational opportunities.
  - NAMI Wisconsin
    Dedicated to improving the quality of life of those affected with mental illness throughout Wisconsin.
  - WI Dept. of Health Services
    Information on community mental health services, inpatient mental health. Includes current events, reports, and links to resources & associations.
- National
  - Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  - Mental Health Organizations by State
  - National Institute of Mental Health
  - National Mental Health Information Center (Center for Mental Health Services)
  - Treatment Advocacy Center (Psychiatric Disability)
Children / Adolescents
- Parental Authority Over Minors in Need of Substance Abuse or Other Treatment (WI Dept. of Health Services)
- Rights of Children and Adolescent Patients in Inpatient Mental Health Facilities (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  Voluntary and involuntary admission of minors and treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA).
- WI Statutes: s. 46.04-46.057 Children and Mental Health
- WI Statutes: s. 46.485 "Mental Health Services for Severely Emotionally Disturbed Children"
- WI Statutes: s. 46.985 "Family Support Program"
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 40 "Mental Health Day Treatment Services for Children"
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 65 "Supportive Services for Families with Disabled Children"
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 90 "Early Intervention Services for Children from Birth to Age 3 with Developmental Needs"
Client Rights
- Client Rights (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  Information about the client rights limitation or denial process, confidentiality of treatment records, guardianship, informed consent, grievance procedure for individual treatment facilities, and filing grievances.
Complaints
- Client Rights Office (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  Oversees the grievance procedures for the state operated facilities and the grievance process for the community. The State Grievance Examiner, who is a CRO staff member, is responsible for Level III grievances for individuals receiving inpatient and outpatient services for mental illness, a developmental disability or substance abuse.
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 94 "Patient Rights and Resolution of Patient Grievances"
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 97 "Complaint Procedures for Inmates of the Wisconsin Resource Center"
Dictionaries
- Mental Health Dictionary (Center for Mental Health Services)
Directories
- WI Organizations (NAMI Wisconsin)
- WI Local Resources
  - Milwaukee Co.
    - Mental Health and Wellness Resource Guide in Milwaukee County (2007-2008)
Facilities & Services
- Wisconsin
  - Centers for Developmentally Disabled (WI Dept. of Health Services))
  - Facilities and Services in Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Health Services)
- National
  - Mental Health Services Locator (Center for Mental Health Services)
    Search for resources in the United States & its territories.
Handling Your Psychiatric Disability in Work & School
Involuntary Commitment/Treatment
- Forms (WI Court System)
- Mental Commitments - Wisconsin Statute Chapter 51 (Kenosha Co)
- WI Local Government
  - Dane Co.
    - Dane County Circuit Court Rules: Mental & Alcoholic Commitment

Mental Competency
- Competency to Stand Trial Program (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  Procedures for obtaining competency evaluations. Includes data on programs effectiveness.
- Conditional Release Program (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  Responsible for providing treatment and supervision of individuals found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and who are placed in the community by the courts.
- U.S. Code: 18 U.S.C. 17 "Insanity Defense"
- WI Statutes: s. 971.13 - 971.18 Competency to Stand Trial, Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease
- Opinions
  - Case Summaries (WI State Public Defender)
Mental Health (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Commentary with links to numerous federal statutes & regulations.
Mental Health Parity Act (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Summary of Act and answers to commonly asked questions by consumers & employers.