Mental Health Treatment Programs
Mental health treatment includes a range of programs for people affected by mental illness. These programs include:
- Day treatment.
- Employment services.
- Inpatient and outpatient facilities.
- Intervention and prevention efforts.
- Residential programs.
Finding and Choosing Mental Health Care Treatment Programs
Important! Please read Prohibited Practices in the Application of Emergency Safety Interventions with Children and Adolescents in Community Based Programs and Facilities, P-01196 (PDF).
Contact us
For questions regarding substance use treatment programs, you can contact the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA):
- Email dhsdqamentalhealthandsubstanceusecertification@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
- Call 608-261-0656.
Surveyors
For a full list of surveyors and their counties, view a map of Behavioral Health Certification Section Surveyor Assignments (PDF).
Amanda Germain, amanda.germain@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 920-750-1544
Milwaukee, Ozaukee
Kelley Clark, amanda.germain@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 414-303-3413
Partial: Milwaukee, Ozaukee
Janel Benedum, janel.benedum@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 262-330-7735
Brown, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano, Sheboygan
Adjacent: Michigan
Russell Blansette, russell.blansette1@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 608-504-6654
Calumet, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Portage, Washington, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago
Vacant
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn
Out-of-State: Michigan and Minnesota-North of St. Croix County
Elizabeth Secrest, elizabeth.secrest@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 608-416-0354
Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk
Out-of-State: NW Illinois
Vacant
Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha
Out-of-State: Illinois-East of Green Rock County
Rena Andersen, rena.andersen@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 715-557-1490
Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Trempealeau, Vernon, Wood
Out-of-State: Minnesota-South of Polk County
Additional contacts
Section manager
Nicole Heiser, nicole.heiser@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 608-267-3552
Support staff
Miranda Knight, mirandal.knight@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 608-261-0658
Quality assurance program specialists
Kim Adams, kimberly.adams@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 608-261-0659
Trisha Piotraschke, trisha.piotraschke@dhs.wisconsin.gov, 920-360-1576