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CHANGING LIVES BY IMPROVING CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH
Wisconsin Family Ties (WFT) is the only statewide, parent-run organization in Wisconsin working with families that include children with social, emotional or behavioral challenges. We walk beside families to provide emotional support while helping to navigate the complex service and treatment systems with which they are involved .
SAVE THE DATE – Wisconsin Family Ties’ Children Come First Conference, November 15-16, 2021, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Yes, we are excited to announce the 31st annual Children Come First Conference will be held in person and at a new updated venue!
Each year the conference brings together hundreds of professionals, educators and families along with national experts in the field of children’s mental health. Learn about strategies and practices to apply in your daily life. Connect in person with leading professionals and resources that you can use in your organization, community and at home.
Stay tuned for exciting updates and registration information, but please block out your calendar now!
For more information, email us at [email protected] or call us at (608)235-9116
Do you parent or care for a child?
Do you know what caregivers need?
If so, please consider participating in a study sponsored by the Medical College of Wisconsin and WFT examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected caregivers. Dr. Robyn Hardt Schultz, Director of Research and Evaluation at WFT has partnered with MCW to conduct this study. The study will take about twenty minutes by the responses you provide may have a lasting impact on improving interventions and available treatments Share Your StoryHelp us!
Has your family benefited from our services? Take a moment to Share Your Story. It may help other families in a situation like yours.
Help us improve Family Outcomes During Covid-19 by Participating in This Study:
Do you parent or care for a child?
Do you know what caregivers need?
If so, please consider participating in a study sponsored by the Medical College of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Family Ties (WFT), examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected caregivers. Dr. Robyn F. Hardt Schultz, Director of Research and Evaluation at WFT, has partnered with the College to conduct this study. The survey will take about 20 minutes and is open until April 1, 2021. The responses you provide may have a lasting impact on improving interventions and available treatments.
Wisconsin Family Ties’ advocacy contributes to the passage of Senate Bill 527, amending Wisconsin’s seclusion & restraint law.
Passed by the Assembly on February 20, 2020, the Bill now heads to Governor Evers for his signature! Among other improvements to the law, the amendment will require school districts to provide seclusion & restraint incidence data to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (not just to school boards); require schools to provide written incident reports to parents (not just notify them that the report exists); and outlaw prone restraints.
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