Hugh Davis |
May 10th, 2021 |
Blog Posts
Enough Already! Stop Raising Awareness and Do Something
by Hugh Davis, executive director of Wisconsin FamilyTies
This past week was designated Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, as...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
November 10th, 2020 |
Uncategorized
By the time a Wisconsin Family Ties Parent Peer™ Specialist (PPS) first connected with Ann, the feelings she’d developed for her son’s elementary school ranged from “hopeless” to...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
November 19th, 2019 |
Blog Posts
Testimony in support of SB-527, Improvements to the Restraint & Seclusion Law Hugh Davis, Executive Director Wisconsin Family Ties
Senate Bill 527 is the culmination of dozens of hours of...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
October 28th, 2019 |
Blog Posts
Everyone in Wisconsin wants our children to be happy, healthy, and successful. To get there, we need to do better when it comes to seclusion and restraint in our schools. SB 527, a new bill...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
April 8th, 2019 |
Blog Posts
Submitted by a follower of the WFT Facebook page who prefers to remain anonymous.
I was scrolling through social media one day when I came across a Facebook post by Wisconsin Family Ties about the...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
April 4th, 2019 |
Success Stories
A Wisconsin Family Ties parent peer specialist received the following email and photo from a parent, out of the blue. Thank you, Vicki, for letting us know how well Katelyn is doing!
It has...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
December 3rd, 2018 |
WFT in the News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 3, 2018
Contact: Hugh Davis, Executive Director – (608) 267-6866;
[email protected]
“Extraordinary Session” Attacks Democratic Norms,
Threatens...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
December 1st, 2018 |
Success Stories
Kathy and her son are back together in their own home. When we first met Kathy (not her real name) two years ago, that outcome didn’t seem likely. She was living in a women’s shelter and...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
November 30th, 2018 |
Success Stories
We all need support at times.
Children like Nia may need a bit extra.
Nia had trouble concentrating and keeping her emotions under control. Her sweet nature was often overshadowed by her mental...
Mary Anne Oemichen |
February 28th, 2018 |
WFT in the News
Joanne Juhnke, policy director of Wisconsin Family Ties, a nonprofit organization, said at a news conference before the hearing, “If Wisconsin could arrest and suspend its way to school safety,...
