Support for Families

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Office of Children’s Mental Health does not provide mental health services, but there are many resources that can help families in need. Organizations listed below can be helpful in giving support to families across Wisconsin.​ 


​Resource Navigators​

​​Wisconsin 2-1-1​​​​​

Well Badger Resource Center​​

Mental Health America - Resources by County​

Find a Family Resource Center​​

Finding Your Way: A Navigation Guide for Wisconsin Families Who Have Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities​ ​

Wisconsin's Regional Centers for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs​​

WI FACETS Help Desk - Resources on disability and special education. Call 877-374-0511​

​​​SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Service Locator​ 

Connect to Care - Child Mind Institute​ 



Hotlines​​

​988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call or text: 988. Web chat​ Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Uplift WI - Anonymous, confidential, support from certified peer specialists. Call 534-202-5438 from Noon - Midnight​

​Teen Line ​​- Teen peer support. Text TEEN to 839-863 from 8 PM - 11 PM.​​​ Call 800-852-8336 ​from 8 PM - Midnight​

Trevor Project​ - Crisis counselors for LGBTQ youth. Text START to 678-678. Call 866-488-7386

BlackLine - By and for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Call or Text 800-604-5841

Project Resiliency - Hmong Peer-Run Warmline in Wisconsin. Call 800-293-7080 Monday through Friday​ from 9 am - 5 pm 

​​​​​Parent Stress Line - Trained volunteer counselors. Call 800-632-8188

The Parenting Network​ Helpline - ​Free confidential ​phone coaching on any parenting issue

​​Call 414-671-0566 Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM; Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM​

County Crisis Lines in Wisconsin​

Wisconsin Farmer Wellness Helpline - Call 888-901-2558​​



​​Mental Health Tools

Feelings Thermometer

​Accessing Children's Mental Health Services Guide

Handling a Mental Health Crisis Guide

Mental Health Crisis Card

Pause for​ a Moment

NAMI Wisconsin - Family and Consumer Guide

NAMI Wisconsin - Let's Talk About Mental Illness

Better Together La Crosse - Dinner Table Resilience

Children's Wisconsin - Shine Through​


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Peer Support

Disability Rights Wisconsin 

Family Voices of Wisconsin

NAMI Wisconsin​

Mental Health America

The Mighty​ 

Parent 2 Parent

Wisconsin Family Ties


Youth across the state are leading efforts to support their peers with mental health conditions​. There are over 200 peer-led school-based wellness ​programs in Wisconsin. View the map of Peer-Led School-Based Wellness Programs in Wis​consin​.​​

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​Building Parent and Caregiver Skills

Parenting Videos and Resources - Office of Children's Mental Health

Five for Families​

Wisconsin Initiative for Stigma Elimination



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