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Walworth County places Chippewa County's proposed inpatient psychiatric hospital resolution on file
Summary
The board voted to place on file a resolution from Chippewa County requesting support for building an inpatient psychiatric treatment facility in northern Wisconsin while staff raised concerns about lobbying priorities and recommended relying on existing crisis stabilization centers and WCA channels.
Walworth County Health and Human Services board on Jan. 22, 2025, voted to place on file a resolution from Chippewa County that asks Wisconsin counties to support creation of an inpatient psychiatric treatment facility in northern Wisconsin.
A staff presenter told the board that while inpatient psychiatric care remains a long-standing regional issue, the staff member had reservations about advocating for building a new state-funded hospital because Walworth County's human services leadership had already established legislative priorities through the…
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