Media Releases

2020 Media Releases

March 17, 2020

“Wisconsin Family Ties moves to virtual service delivery model in response to COVID-19”

COVID19 Press Release

February 21, 2020

“Wisconsin Family Ties thanks legislature for passing SB527 governing use of restraint & seclusion in schools”

SB527 Press Release

2018 Media Releases

December 3, 2018

“Extraordinary Session” Attacks Democratic Norms, Threatens Wellbeing of Children and Families

March 15, 2018

Safe Schools Are Well-Resourced, Not “Hardened”

February 21, 2018

Armed Guards in School? Wrong Answer.

January 11, 2018

“Teacher Protection Act:” Supersizing the School-to-Prison Pipeline While Failing to Provide Resources to Create Safety

2017 Media Releases

November 30, 2017

School Safety Cannot Be Built on Arrest and Suspension

September 25, 2017

An Open Letter to Senator Ron Johnson

September 8, 2017

Special Needs Voucher Expansion: State Budgeting by Stealth

August 28, 2017

Advances, and Missed Opportunity, for Student Mental Health in JFC Education Budget

May 23, 2017

Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Would Hurt Children’s Mental Health in Wisconsin

May 4, 2017

On Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, Wisconsin Family Ties Urges Lawmakers to Protect Medicaid, Oppose the AHCA

February 8, 2017

State Superintendent Candidates Respond on Special Education, Mental Health

February 7, 2017

Wisconsin Family Ties Welcomes State Budget Initiatives on Student Mental Health

January 19, 2017

Understanding the IDEA is a Required Qualification for Secretary of Education

Previous Media Releases

December 16, 2015

Trauma-Informed Care is the Opposite of Abuse: Statements from Lincoln Hills Staff Reveal Misconceptions

May 15, 2015

Special Education Concerns Loom Large in Milwaukee Proposal

October 22, 2014

Report Offers First Statewide Look at Seclusion and Restraint in Wisconsin’s Public Schools

May 21, 2014

Notable Lack of Demand for Vouchers Seen Among Wisconsin Public School Families Statewide

May 7, 2014

Wisconsin Family Ties Applauds Release of Mental Health Funds for Comprehensive Community Services

April 3, 2014

Don’t be Fooled by the Name: “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013” is Harmful, Not Helpful

February 3, 2014

Wisconsin Family Ties Applauds Appointment of Elizabeth Hudson as Director of the Office of Children’s Mental Health

February 6, 2013

Wisconsin Family Ties Lauds Unprecedented Increase in Mental Health Funding Governor Scott Walker Announces Mental Health Provisions in Upcoming Budget