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After the results of the Wisconsin Primary Elections were announced on August 14th, we invited all winning candidates serving Dane County to respond to five questions aimed at addressing candidates’ stances on several key mental health issues: early intervention, access to care, decriminalization of mental illness, Medicaid, and housing.
Now Governor-elect Tony Evers was the only primary election winner to provide NAMI Dane County* with a response in August.
Read MoreThe Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity just released several new reports and guides on the current state of parity across the country,
Read More2019 Dane County budget will include significant resources to address two areas that have put an increased strain on law enforcement and our community – emergency mental health crisis response and the opioid epidemic.
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