Wisconsin Mental Health Treatment Statistics

1. In Wisconsin, the ratio of mentally ill individuals incarcerated to hospitalization is 4 to 1 from 2016.

(Source: TAC's SMI Prevalence in Jails and Prisons)
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2. Wisconsin has about 25% of the number of psychiatric beds needed to meet minimum treatment standards for mental illness. 7.6 beds per 100,000 50/100,000 is recommended.

(Source: TAC Wisconsin Severe Mental Illness Resources & Helpful Info)
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3. We rank 39 in beds per 100,000 population and #7 in beds occupied by forensic patients.

(Source: TAC Wisconsin Severe Mental Illness Resources & Helpful Info)
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4. Today, Milwaukee has two, eight-bed crisis stabilization houses; the Mental Health Emergency Center; and the Granite Hills Hospital which has the staffing for 36 adult beds and 12 youth beds to handle those in a psychiatric emergency.

(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinal)
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5. The numbers of people incarcerated who also have serious mental illnesses reflect that “people of color are more likely to suffer disparities in mental health treatment in general, which results in their being more likely ushered into the criminal justice system.” (Dr. Tiffany Townsend, senior director of the American Psychological Association’s Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs).

(Source: TAC Wisconsin Severe Mental Illness Resources & Helpful Info)
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6. The only public psychiatric hospital in Milwaukee County is owned and operated by a private, for profit, business, Universal Health Service. They have a maximum capacity of 48 beds.

(Source: Wisconsin Health News, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)