• Crisis Urgent Care & Observation Center Grant Program??
  • Provide $64,700 general purpose revenue (GPR) in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and $10,038,500 GPR in FY25 for grants to establish up to two crisis urgent care and observation centers to offer a variety of behavioral health services, accept emergency detention cases, conduct medical clearances, and support up to 15 crisis stabilization beds. ?
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Grant Program??
  • Provide $1,790,000 GPR in FY25 for grants to establish a 25-bed psychiatric residential treatment facility to serve children and youths with intensive behavioral health needs. Create a new Medicaid benefit for psychiatric residential treatment facilities.??
• Youth Crisis Stabilization Facilities Funding??
  • Provide $996,400 GPR in annual, ongoing state support for the three Youth Crisis Stabilization Facilities.??
• Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Behavioral Health Treatment Program ?
  • Provide $1,936,000 GPR in FY25 for a grant to establish a state-wide behavioral health treatment program for individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind. ?
• Peer-Run Respite for Veterans Support??
  • Provide $450,000 GPR in annual, ongoing state support for the Peer-Run Respite Center for Veterans.??
• Peer Recovery Centers Support??
  • Provide $260,000 GPR annually to supplement existing Peer Recovery Centers and provide funding to support two new Peer Recovery Centers in areas not yet served.??
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Support??
  • Provide $898,700 GPR in FY24 and $2,105,700 GPR in FY25 to cover operating costs of the state?s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call center.??
• Stimulant Prevention & Treatment Programs Support??
  • Provide $1,644,000 GPR annually for high-need counties to support stimulant treatment services and for individual trainings at stimulant use prevention programs.??
• Qualified Treatment Trainee Grants Program Expansion??
  • Provide $1,576,600 GPR in FY25 to replace current American Rescue Plan Act Treasury dollar investments into the Qualified Treatment Trainee Grant Program, which facilitates the licensure and certification of those obtaining or with a graduate degree in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing, or a closely related field.
• Medicaid Community Support Program Funding??
  • Provide $19,733,400 GPR in FY24 and $21,516,500 GPR in FY25 to fund the nonfederal share of the Medicaid Community Support Program with GPR.? This item?s funding amount will be reestimated in the future.??
• Medicaid School Telehealth Origination Cost Reimbursement
  • Provide $3,644,900 AF in FY24 and $7,322,000 AF in FY25 for Medicaid to reimburse schools for telehealth origination costs.??
• Medicaid Psychosocial Rehabilitation Benefit??
  • Provide $2,027,200 AF in FY25 to create a new Medicaid psychosocial rehabilitation benefit.??
• Medicaid Withdrawal Management and Intoxication Monitoring Benefit??
  • Create a new Medicaid benefit for residential intoxication monitoring services, residential withdrawal management programs, and adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization services (alcohol and other drugs detoxification services). ?
• Medicaid Certified Peer Specialists Expansion??
  • Provide $3,715,500 AF in FY25 to expand the use of certified peer specialists in the Medicaid program.???
• Medicaid Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Room and Board Coverage??
  • Provide $8,309,500 GPR in FY24 and $8,309,500 GPR in FY25 for Medicaid to begin covering room and board costs for individuals receiving residential substance use disorder treatment.??
• Injury & Violence Prevention Program Position??
  • Provide 1.0 FTE GPR position, $66,800 GPR in FY24, and $87,300 GPR in FY25 to the DHS Injury and Violence Prevention Program to act as the program?s suicide/self-harm prevention coordinator. ??
• First Responders Worker?s Compensation Improvements??
  • Create statutory language that removes the barriers first responders with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder face when seeking worker?s compensation.???
• Medicaid Autism Treatment Services Rate Increase??
  • Provide $4,075,200 all funds (AF) in FY24 and $8,150,400 AF in FY25 for a Medicaid rate increase for certain autism treatment services.????
• Additional Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Rate Increases??
  • Provide $17,000,000 AF over the biennium for a Medicaid rate increase for various outpatient mental health and substance use services and child/adolescent day treatment.????
• Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center??
  • Provide 114.5 FTE program revenue-service (PR-S) positions in FY24 and 174.0 FTE PR-S positions and $24,691,800 PR-S over the biennium to fully staff the expansion of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center.????
• Service Animal Training Grants??
  • Provide $250,000 GPR to make grants to help providers achieve accreditation from Assistance Dog International for providing PTSD training to service dogs who serve veterans.??
• Office of Children?s Mental Health Support??
  • Provide 1.0 FTE position, $63,800 GPR in FY24, and $78,500 GPR in FY25 to the Office of Children?s Mental Health to support carrying out the duties of the office. ?
• Suicide Prevention Program??
  • Provide $500,000 GPR annually for grants for suicide prevention efforts. Create a suicide prevention program to coordinate suicide prevention activities, develop educational materials, provide public awareness campaigns, conduct suicide prevention trainings for those interacting with at-risk individuals, and centralize suicide prevention resources online.??
• Addiction Treatment Platform Funding??
  • Provide $30,000 GPR annually to support an online substance use disorder treatment program aggregator which locates, compares, and reviews available substance use disorder treatment programs in the state. ?
• Marijuana Excise Tax Revenue Payments to Counties for Behavioral Health Services??
  • Direct DHS to distribute marijuana excise tax revenue to the counties to support mental health and substance use disorder services.??
• Mental Health Consultation Program??
  • Provide $2,000,000 GPR in FY24 and $2,000,000 GPR in FY25 to expand the existing Child Psychiatry Consultation Program into a broader Mental Health Consultation Program.????
• Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Grief and Bereavement Support??
  • Provide $200,000 GPR in FY24 and $200,000 GPR in FY25 to expand an initiative that provides grief and bereavement support for families that have lost a fetus or infant.????
• Resilient Wisconsin???
  • Provide $1,000,000 GPR over the biennium to convert funding for the Resilient Wisconsin program from FED to GPR.???????

Office of the Commissioner of Insurance??

• Balance Billing Regulation??
  • Codify the federal No Surprises Act into state law, which protects insured individuals against surprise/balance billing when receiving services outside of their control at either out-of-network facilities or by out-of-network ancillary providers at in-network facilities. Additionally, expand protections to include services provided during a mental health emergency.??
• Qualified Treatment Trainee Coverage Requirement??
  • Mandate all health insurance plans cover services provided by a Qualified Treatment Trainee.??
• Substance Use Disorder Counselor Coverage Requirement??
  • Mandate all health insurance plans cover services provided by a substance use disorder counselor.???

Department of Public Instruction??

• Comprehensive School Mental Health Aid??
  • Provide $117,900,000 AF annually for comprehensive school mental health aid, such as navigators, parent training, and the implementation of best practices.??
• School Mental Health Staff Reimbursement??
  • Provide $18,000,000 AF annually to reimburse schools for certain school staff who assist students with mental health issues, such as counselors, school nurses, and social workers.??
• Mental Health Staff Training Funding??
  • Provide $580,000 AF annually for staff training in mental health areas.???

Department of Children and Families??

• Wisconsin After 3 Program??
  • Increase funding to the Boys and Girls Clubs by $500,000 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding in each year for the Wisconsin After 3 program to improve the literacy skills and math proficiency for low-income children. Additionally, provide $1,300,000 GPR annually to support youth mental health and substance use prevention.??
• Support for Child Care Setting Behavioral Issues??
  • Provide $1,327,200 TANF in FY24 and $1,963,900 in FY25 for social-emotional training and technical assistance in child care settings with the goal of reducing instances of children being removed from daycare for behavioral issues. ?
• Continuum of Care ? Milwaukee Child Welfare System??
  • Provide $1,820,000 GPR in FY24 and $3,640,000 GPR in FY25 for behavioral and mental health services for youth as part of a larger initiative to provide a continuum of care for families in Milwaukee involved with the child welfare system.???
• Tribal Healing to Wellness Court???
  • Provide $259,100 Tribal gaming revenues annually to the Oneida Nation for staff and service costs in their Healing to Wellness Court to support a coordinated, post-conviction substance use program that will reduce recidivism and break the cycle of substance use. ??

Department of Veterans Affairs??

• Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program??
  • Provide $272,300 segregated funds (SEG) in FY24 and $684,900 SEG in FY25, and 7.0 FTE SEG positions to expand the Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program. ?The program would expand by 5.0 FTE additional outreach and recovery specialists to work with local partners to provide appropriate recovery supports to aid veterans and 2.0 FTE additional clinical coordinators to conduct mental health diagnosis. ??

Department of Military Affairs??

• Comprehensive Wellness Office??
  • Provide $821,400 GPR and 11.0 FTE positions to maintain an expansion of the Comprehensive Wellness Office, which is an initiative that takes a comprehensive approach to help Wisconsin citizen Soldiers and Airmen improve not only their mental health but financial, social, spiritual, and physical well-being. ??

Medical College of Wisconsin??

• Wisconsin Community Safety Fund??
  • Provide $7,500,000 GPR annually to the Medical College of Wisconsin for their Wisconsin Community Safety Fund, which supports local, evidence-informed activities that enhance the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families throughout Wisconsin and aim to prevent violence.?