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Behavioral Health Services (BHS)

Providing Connections That Support Recovery

24-Hour Crisis Line

Call (414) 257-7222 now if you believe you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis.

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Am I Having a Crisis?

Anyone can have a crisis. Adult. Child. Man. Woman. Healthy. Out of shape. No family history of mental health concerns. Day shift. Night shift. ANYONE.

Signs of a Crisis

  • You've thought about what method you would use to harm yourself or someone else
  • You don't feel able to cope with daily problems or activities
  • Your thoughts are racing and you are talking faster than you remember
  • You hear voices others don't seem to hear
  • You feel others are planning to harm you
  • You feel constant pain and/or stomach discomfort
  • You feel unusually tired, or energetic, all of the time
  • You feel very agitated or restless

 

If you are feeling any of these things, call our crisis line right away, any day, any time.

(414) 257-7222

We can send a mobile team to you, or you can visit any of these crisis help locations below:

MCFI Behavioral Health Crisis Resource Center

(South Side)

2057 S 14th St. Milwaukee, WI

By phone only, no appointment necessary.
Hours: 24/7
Phone: (414) 643-8778

 

MCFI Crisis Resource Center

(North Side)

5409 W Villard Ave. Milwaukee, WI

By phone only, no appointment necessary.
Hours: 24/7
Phone: (414) 539-4024

Access Clinic South

(Located within Sixteenth Street's National Avenue Clinic)
Access Clinic Flyer (English & Spanish)

1635 W. National Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53204

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Walk-in hours (for initial assessment): M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (414) 257-7900

Access Clinic East

(In partnership with Outreach Community Health Centers)
Access Clinic Flyer (English & Spanish)

210 W. Capitol Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Walk-in hours (for initial assessment): M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (414) 257-7665 

Access Clinic North

(Located within Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.)
Access Clinic Flyer (English & Spanish)

8200 W. Silver Spring Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53218

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Walk-in hours (for initial assessment): M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (414) 257-5190

Milwaukee County Mental Health Clinic

(Located within Shafi Plaza)

1919 W. North Ave, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53205

By appointment only
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (414) 257-7610

I Am Seeking Help for Myself

For Adults

Adults age 18 and up needing help with non-crisis behavioral health or substance abuse treatment, learn about our Adult Services. 

CARS Brochure (English) | CARS Brochure (Spanish)

Call us at (414) 257-8085.

For Children

Behavioral health and addiction know no boundaries, including those we erect separating adults and children. If you are age 23 or younger, or the parent/guardian of a minor, experiencing behavioral health problems or addition to alcohol or other drugs, BHD can help.

Learn about our Children's Services.

Call us at (414) 257-7607 to start the process of connecting you or your child to recovery.

Refer Someone to BHS

If you are a practitioner, community service provider, or just a loved one of someone in need of behavioral health or substance abuse help, here's how to reach us:

For Adults

If you have a person aged 18 or older in need of behavioral health or substance abuse help provided by the Milwaukee County DHHS Behavioral Health Services, you have two options:

  1. Call BHS's Community Access to Recovery Services (CARS) program at (414) 257-8085
  2. Fill out the CARS referral form and fax it to (414) 454-4242

For Children

All children's services at the Milwaukee County DHHS Behavioral Health Services are centered on our Wraparound Milwaukee program. Referrals to Wraparound Milwaukee are simple, and only have a single point of contact.  

All you have to do is call (414) 257-7607 and we can get the process started.

Children's Mental Health Referral Form

Contact DHHS Behavioral Health Services 

Mike Lappen, MS, LPC

Behavioral Health Services Administrator

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