Milwaukee County urged to expand mental health programs

More than $1 million in savings from downsizing two units at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex should be spent on expanding community mental health programs, advocates told the County Board at a public hearing Monday on the 2013 budget. Doing so would keep faith with a policy adopted by the County Board last year and help in a long-promised transition, said Barbara Beckert, manager of the Milwaukee office of Disability Rights Wisconsin. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 10/30)