Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.
We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.
Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.
Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.
Find information about things to do and happenings in Milwaukee County.
Building Communities. Touching Lives. Healing Together.
Call (414) 257-7222 now if you believe you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis.
Better Ways to Cope (BWTC) is a community-centered harm reduction, prevention, treatment and recovery campaign powered by the Department of Health and Human Services. This multi-faceted movement uses media platforms to promote services, regrants funds to community organizations, shares resources with community members and equips everyone with the skills to cope in a better way.
We use social and mass media platforms to promote services, engage the community, and educate residents across Milwaukee County. Connect with us on Facebook, join our newsletter, and subscribe to your YouTube channel playlist.
We are proud to have regranted funds to more than 30 community organizations across Milwaukee County. We've supported local influencers, community leaders, and service providers in helping Milwaukee County residents achieve greater wellness. Check out some of the organizations we've regranted funds to via the Toolkit.
Toolkit
We collect health and wellness resources to share with community members and organizations. Each resource has a proven track record of providing quality services. Check out our resource page.
Resources
Equipping health professionals and community members with the skills to cope in a better way via online and in-person training. Watch the training videos and download the handouts for each video.
Training
Email Jeremy Triblett at [email protected].