Department of Health and Human Services

For Two Straight Years, Milwaukee’s Homicide Rate Has Fallen

A close look at the work violence prevention and interruption plays in attempting to continue that trend.

Rep. Sequanna Taylor to Host “Neighborly Network- Senior (Seasoned) Edition” at McGovern Senior Center

Trump Administration Cuts More Than $12 Million in UW-Madison Research Funding

Lawsuit from Wisconsin and 15 other states says National Institutes of Health engaged in 'unlawful' effort to disrupt federal research grants.

Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin

Senior Center Housing on Parkland Faces Pushback

County running out of options for dilapidated senior centers.

Moore, Dingell, and McBath Push for Answers on Firing of Federal Employees Focused on Addressing Domestic Violence

Community Advocates Will Continue to Provide Energy Assistance Despite Federal Layoffs at the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

2024-2025 Energy Assistance Benefit Season Ends May 15

PSI Chairman Johnson Requests COVID-19 Vaccine Records and Communications from Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech, and Johnson & Johnson

AG Kaul Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees

Wisconsin Crisis Helpline Shutting Down, Due to Federal Funding Cuts

'Uplift Wisconsin' helps those with mental health, substance abuse problems.

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding New Lawsuit Suing Trump Administration for Recklessly Gutting Over $225 Million in Federal Funding from Health Services in Wisconsin

Federal Cuts Hit Wisconsin Addiction Treatment, Public Health

Federal government pulls back on grant funding as DHHS fires thousands of employees.

Milwaukee County Executive Crowley Responds to Expected Cuts to Federal Funding Dedicated to Supporting Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and EMS Services

Gov. Evers Slams New Trump Administration Attempt to Recklessly Gut Over $210 Million for Wisconsin to Help Support Mental and Behavioral Health, Prevent Substance Abuse, and Strengthen Local EMS

Evers Seeks to Hire Displaced Federal Workers in Wisconsin

New online portal launched. 'We have a place for you here in Wisconsin.'

County Planning New McGovern Park Senior Center

Working with Jewish Family Services on feasibility study for new senior center.

Senator Baldwin Raises Alarms on Trump Gutting Health Department and Making Americans Less Safe, Healthy

Trump and Musk forcing out 20,000 workers that protect families from unsafe foods, support Medicare and Medicaid recipients, and find breakthroughs for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease

Vaccine Fatigue Causing People to Skip Shots, Wisconsin Experts Say

Only 34% of Wisconsinites got a flu shot this season.

River Hills Man Sentenced to 21 Months’ Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks

NEW- Baldwin, Welch Announce Forum on Devastating Trump Cuts at NIH Jeopardizing Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease, Cancers

“Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer's, & Other Diseases” will spotlight patients, universities, and researchers impacted by cuts

County Adding Funding To Emergency Housing

$500,000 will bolster emergency homeless response.

AG Kaul Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research

County Expands Lead Abatement For Low-Income Homes

Federal funds will bolster county's lead remediation program in suburbs.

Milwaukee County and AHA Announce Senior Centers Will Now have Blood Pressure Screen-and-Refer Hubs

Senator Baldwin Calls on Secretary Kennedy to Undo Drastic Cuts to Affordable Care Act Program

The ACA Navigator program connects people with affordable health care, supported historic enrollment in recent years

Attorney General Kaul Joins Coalition Calling on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Access to Preventive Health Care Services

AG Kaul Issues Statement After Federal Judge Extends TRO Preserving Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research

Baldwin Calls on Trump Administration to Contain Avian Flu, Protect Farmers and Consumers From Price Hikes

22.43 million birds affected by avian flu in the last 30 days as prices for consumers hit $8 for a dozen eggs

Water Fluoridation Debate Boils Up in Wisconsin

Village of DeForest joins nearly 80 communities banning fluoridation since 1995.

UWM celebrating Alumni Awards Evening 2025 at Pfister Hotel

Ticket deadline approaching for Feb. 21 ceremony that honors award winners

Shadow President Musk & Republicans Defund Life-Saving Medical Research

Wisconsin Joins Lawsuit to Block NIH Funding Cuts Under Trump

UW says it will delay lifesaving discoveries related to cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes.

Gov. Evers, Attorney General Kaul sue Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research

Coalition of 22 States Challenge NIH Funding Cuts of Universities and Research Institutes

Tommy Thompson Loves Trump

'He may be unorthodox, but I'm all for him.'

Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Administration After Funding Blocked for Wisconsin Head Start

Half of Wisconsin’s Head Start programs were locked out from necessary federal funds to keep doors open, pay staff, care for kids

Greenfield Man Sentenced to 15 Months’ Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks

Wisconsin Health Departments Watching Trump Administration’s Health Communications Pause

Trump administration has paused federal health communications, but temporary pause isn't without precedent.

AARP Recognizes Milwaukee as ‘Age-Friendly Community’

Milwaukee County's commitment to seniors draws praise, vision for even better services.

Senator Baldwin Applauds Announcement of 15 More Prescription Drugs to be Negotiated for Lower Prices

Additional 15 drugs are taken by over 5 million Americans and treat cancer, type 2 diabetes, asthma, and more

Parks Removing Berm in King Park

Why? 'Crime prevention through environmental design.'

City of Milwaukee Health Department Upgrades Extreme Cold Health Advisory to Health Warning

People Urged to Take Precautions as Dangerously Cold Temperatures Worsen

City of Milwaukee Health Department Issues Cold Weather Health Advisory

People Urged to Take Precautions as Dangerously Cold Temperatures Approach

6 Community Groups Get Funding For Substance Abuse Programs

County awards $600,000 in opioid settlement funds to nonprofits fighting drug abuse.

Milwaukee County Announces Six Grant Recipients for ‘Better Ways to Cope’ Projects

Funded with TANF dollars, the new projects focus on helping fathers, mothers and pregnant women

Supervisors Want To Fund Brostoff-Inspired Suicide Prevention Training

Sup. Kathleen Vincent proposes funding "We Can Save Lives" tour.

Ascension’s Spring 2024 Ransomware Attack Affects Millions of Patients

Health care system operates 24 campuses, more than 100 facilities in Wisconsin.

Elected Leaders Weigh in On Reopening of Social Development Commission

Mayor Johnson calls for more transparency, Gwen Moore notes challenges it faces.

Milwaukee County Awarded Federal Funding for Additional Housing Services

New Program Hopes To Help People Transition Out of Group Homes

Effort aims to create 'pathway to an independent and fulfilling life for individuals living with a mental illness.'

At Year End County Narrowly Avoids Budget Deficit

Strategic cost cutting in September has saved the budget, will leave small surplus.

Still Not Enough Money For Early-Childhood Program

Publicly funded developmental education agencies in county need funding.

Milwaukee County Aging & Disabilities Services to Host a Pair of ‘Holiday Healing Summits’ Next Week

Free community events aim to address the relationship between social isolation and addiction among seniors and individuals with disabilities

Affordable Housing At Former Bucyrus-Erie Buildings Moves Forward

$50 million redevelopment to create 141 units, with 81 affordable and 8 for veterans.

Board Quickly Adopts 2025 Budget

Board makes few changes to county executive's recommended budget. Adds Domes plan and funding for eviction representation.

Coggs Center Redevelopment Secures $2 Million

'Vliet Street Lofts' would include affordable apartments.

Tight Budget Forces Difficult Vote on Housing, Juvenile Justice

Sup. Shawn Rolland wants $500,000 for a housing program. But his chosen source raises concerns for administration, colleagues.

Milwaukee County DHHS Housing Services Has Record Month Connecting People to Permanent Housing

This comes during Homelessness Awareness Week, October 27 – November 2

New Gun Violence Prevention Program Goes After Habitual Offenders

Based on national gun violence prevention model, program will target up to 40 frequent shooters.

Milwaukee County Launches National Gun Violence Prevention Program

Two million dollars in Department of Justice grant funding will sustain the ‘Advance Peace’ program for three years

Milwaukee County To Receive Funding To Address Homelessness and Incarceration

Milwaukee County is one of six new cities and counties that will receive funding to provide housing for justice-involved people

CMRignite Appoints Kevin E. Stone as Vice President of Creative Services

Stone’s leadership in advertising will position agency for continued creative excellence

Politicians Get Close Look at Coggs Center Construction

Hard hat tour loops through several doors in building designed to have "No Wrong Door."

State Funding $3.9 Million Clinton Rose Senior Center Renovation

County investing in renovations that will serve more than just the senior population.

Milwaukee County Birth to 3 to Offer Free Developmental Screening for Children Ages 0-3 on Saturday Oct. 12

County Executive David Crowley Approves Over $4 Million in Affordable Housing Investments to Expand Access for Residents and Families

Baldwin Brings Home $750,000 for Northeastern Wisconsin to Combat Fentanyl and Opioid Epidemic

Funding from Baldwin-written government funding bill supports rural communities, boosts funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services

New Coggs Center Rises

$42 million complex represents county's vision of "No Wrong Door" to access services.

Crowley Signs Opioid Program Funding

Legislation uses funding from legal settlement to take on opioid addiction epidemic.

DHS to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day with New Investments to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths

Strategies will focus on harm reduction services and supports

Rather Than Razed, Coggs Building Could Be Turned Into Affordable Housing

Crowley proposes supporting Gorman proposal with $2.5 million budgeted for demolition.

Milwaukee County Credible Messengers Program Delivers Results in Supporting Youth and Enhancing Public Safety

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Announces Placement of Eight Additional Harm Reduction Vending Machines

Quiet Policy Change Saves Milwaukee County Fathers $67 Million

County ended birth cost recovery program with the goal of addressing racial inequity, improving child support.

County Executive David Crowley Announces $67 Million Eliminated in Birth Costs to Support Fathers

Research conducted by the UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty supports ending birth cost recovery

New Matching Program For Those With Decades Overdue Child Support Debt

Program will help relieve child support debt and help those with warrants avoid jail time.

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Baldwin’s Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

New Documentary Highlights Milwaukee’s ‘Housing First’ Homelessness Strategy

"Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness" presents Milwaukee's response to the crisis as a blueprint for other communities.

Milwaukee County Launches ‘Back on Track’ to Help Parents Resolve Child Support Issues

The program features a 2-for-1 incentive for arrears owed to the State before 1996

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Rein in Private Equity in Health Care

Gov. Evers Supports U.S. Sen Baldwin’s “HSHS Act” Aimed at Protecting Communities from Abrupt Hospital Closures

Legislation introduced by Sen. Baldwin in response to hospital closures in Western Wisconsin would provide transparency, ensure continued patient access to healthcare

Senator Baldwin Introduces HSHS Act to Protect Communities from Hospital Closures

Legislation comes after Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) closed two hospitals in Western Wisconsin leaving patients without access to critical care

County Breaks Ground On Youth Detention Facility

New facility a long-awaited first step in the plan to close state youth prisons.

County Awards $2.8 Million To Non-Profit Opioid Programs

Funding 15 local groups for opioid abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.

Court Decision Holds Up Wisconsin’s $70 Million Drug Settlement

US Supreme Court ruling blocks nation-wide Purdue Pharma opioid settlement.

Opioid Settlement Will Fund 7 New, Expanded Abatement Efforts

$8.5 million in public health programs, research would be funded by companies that played role in opioid epidemic.

Supervisors Capriolo and Rolland Issue Statements on Washington Park Shooting

Coggs Center Will Become Affordable Apartments

County partnering with Gorman to redevelop former department store on 12th and Vliet.

Crowley Tours Unique Emergency Housing Facility

Facility is yet another project advancing housing under the Crowley administration.

County Expanding Aging and Disability Center

Wave of retiring Baby Boomers is bringing issue to forefront.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Signs Bill Adding 27 New Positions to ADRC to Better Serve Older Adults and People with Disabilities

County Creates Housing Voucher to Landlord Pipeline

Housing Division ready to launch program incentivizing landlords to accept tenants with housing assistance vouchers.

Milwaukee Kicks Off Peace Week

Second annual Peace Week's events seek to 'jump-start the summertime in Milwaukee on a very positive and peaceful note.'

Crowley Backs Affordable Housing in Franklin

Commits $2.5 million to support development of 12 units for persons with disabilities.

Legalize Hammocks!

Parks Department seeks repeal of ordinance outlawing hammocks in county parks.

Wraparound Milwaukee Invites Youth and Families to Children’s Mental Health Celebration May 9

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Sends Letter to Social Development Commission Board of Directors Following Closure

The Long Road To End Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

"The hole" is torture on those confined to it argue opponents at legislative action day.

Wraparound Milwaukee to Host Free ‘Wellness Together’ Event May 4

Community-focused event to help Milwaukee County families kickoff Mental Health Awareness Month with free mental health awareness and positive communication activities

Local Officials Praise Federal Investment in Affordable Housing

Mayor, county executive and Biden administration official tout housing program.