Dept. of Health Services: Statement from DHS secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson on Senate Bill 462

“Addressing the lack of treatment options for Wisconsinites experiencing a mental health crisis has been one of our agency’s top priorities. Far too many people who are in crisis are brought to an emergency room with a long wait time and transferred to a mental health facility while in law enforcement custody, which can exacerbate a crisis. The mental health facilities are often far from thei...