Webinars

We provide resources and host webinars on timely topics of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and disability rights for ADA Coordinators. Webinars are $FREE one hour sessions in Zoom and limited to 100 participants. An archive with accessible materials will be made available.

Next Webinar

Employment and the ADA

Friday – November 15, 2024
12 noon to 1:00 p.m. [Central Time]
**Check back for registration and presenters.

Recent Webinar

Mental Health Crisis and
Alternatives to Police Response

Date: September 20, 2024
Time: 1 hour

About This Webinar

The use of law enforcement in mental health crisis responses creates a structural risk environment for people with mental illness that increases their risk for traumatization, injury, arrest, incarceration, and death. Our three panelists will discuss programs that are providing alternatives to police response. The Moderator will be Rebecca Hoyt.

Presentation

There was no handout for this presentation by a moderator and four panelists. This webinar was recorded and a transcript will be posted.

Panel of Presenters

Chris Hammes is Assistant Chief of Medical Operations for the Madison Fire Department. Serving on the MFD since 2005, previously held the roles of Firefighter, Paramedic, Paramedic 2, Training Officer, Lake Rescue Team, Lieutenant, and Division Chief of EMS Training and Logistics. Currently responsible for all medical operations for the MFD, which in conjunction with our Division Chief of Mobile Integrated Health, includes the CARES teams.
Montrèal Cain is a trailblazer, who pioneered the MERA Response Team invented to make Wisconsin a mentally healthier place to live. Through Cain’s invention, House Call Wisconsin, Assistive Technology in the form of an application, has changed the way we view caring for families who have a loved one living with a mental illness.
Mary Neubauer, MSW, CPS is a respected leader in the Milwaukee mental health community. She serves as Co-Chair of the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force, is a co-founder of the Office of Consumer Affairs at the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division, as well as the Chair for the Milwauke County Mental Health Board. Ms. Neubauer has helped develop the certified peer specialist training and exams for the state of Wisconsin and has led Crisis Intervention Trainings with the Milwaukee Police Department.