Mental Healthcare is Healthcare

I am the proud author of the Mental Healthcare is Healthcare package of legislation–10 bills to increase the number of BIPOC mental health professionals in schools; invest in expanding the school mental health workforce; training to help LGBTQIA+ students; and support mental healthcare access for K-12 students, UW students, veterans, and more.

Serving as the Ranking Member on the Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Prevention, the mental health needs of our children, our families, our teachers, our healthcare workers, our veterans, ourselves, our employees, and more, are of tremendous importance to me, and I continue to work on future legislation to address these needs.

Governor Evers declared 2023 as the “Year of Mental Health”. I hear often from constituents  how important mental health is in each of our lives–I know the state needs to act, and act swiftly, to better care for Wisconsinites.

Mental healthcare is healthcare.