La Crosse County, Wisconsin

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Mission

The CARE (Crisis Assessment, Recovery and Empowerment) Project formed in early 2009 as a collaborative effort to improve the mental health and substance abuse crisis system for adults in west central Wisconsin. In light of the complex interactions between crisis system stakeholders – including but not limited to advocates and consumers, county staff, law enforcement, medical personnel and other service providers – the project seeks to incorporate the input of these various entities in such a way as to leverage the expertise of each while meeting the needs of all in a mutually beneficial manner.

The project involves two separate but related components:

• development of a mental health crisis and social detox center in La Crosse

• development of a stronger network of community-based services and supports to help individuals who need assistance with mental health and substance abuse issues continue moving toward recovery. 

Project planners anticipate an implementation date for both the crisis center and Community Bridges during the first quarter of 2010. 

Project Office:   La Crosse County Mental Health Recovery Services

                        300 N. 4^th St. – 1^st Floor

                        La Crosse, WI  54601

Hours:  8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Phone:  608-785-6093