Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Division of Care and Treatment Services

Celebrating 50 Years of Client Rights in Wisconsin

You’re invited to join us next week as we celebrate 50 years of client rights in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s client rights laws for people receiving services for a developmental disability, mental health challenge, and/or substance use disorder took effect September 4, 1976. Fifty years later we are recognizing the work and cooperation between lawmakers, experts, advocates, and providers to establish client rights and the tireless efforts since to promote and protect them.

August 31-September 4 is Client Rights Awareness Week

Governor Tony Evers has declared August 31-September 4 as Client Rights Awareness Week throughout Wisconsin in recognition of the importance of treating people receiving services for a developmental disability, mental health challenge, and/or substance use disorder with dignity and respect.


View the proclamation (PDF) [ [link removed] ].

*Ways service providers can mark Client Rights Awareness Week*


* Recognize your client rights staff with an individualized note of appreciation or through an all-staff communication.
* Create a bulletin board or display at your clinic or office highlighting client rights and your client rights staff.
* Share client rights information on your social media channels—we’ve created posts you can use or create your own.
* Share information on the anniversary of Wisconsin’s client rights law in internal and/or external newsletters—we’ve written an article you can use or create your own.

*Ways advocates and individuals can mark Client Rights Awareness Week*



* Show your support of client rights on your social media channels with one of the posts we’ve created or create your own post.
* Send an appreciation message to service provider client rights staff and/or our Client Rights Office.

Visit the Client Rights Office pages on our website [ [link removed] ] for Client Rights Awareness Week resources and more information on client rights in Wisconsin. [ [link removed] ]



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