In this Issue:

• News
• Events & Webinars
• Community Resources
• Los Recursos Familial en Español
• Family Resources in English
• Job Opportunities

Spotlight On:

Community Advocates PPI's

15th Anniversary Event

We want to thank everyone who attended PPI's 15th anniversary event at the Grace Center on Thursday, November 2, to celebrate Community Advocates Public Policy Institute’s 15th anniversary and to hear from author Ben Westhoff about his experiences in researching the fentanyl crisis and his solutions for preventing more deaths as Milwaukee County continues to see a surge in opioid deaths.

The evening started with an overview of the history and mission of PPI by Community Advocates CEO Andi Elliott, a brief but passionate speech about the opioid crisis by Milwaukee’s fire chief, Aaron Lipski, a thoughtful and engaging speech by De’Shawn Ewing, PPI’s Community Outreach and Engagement Manager, and an exploration of the vision of PPI by Community Advocates COO Maudwella Kirkendoll. 

Ben Westhoff took the podium to discuss his book Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic. His story was as engaging and harrowing as it was heartbreaking, as he discussed his experiences infiltrating a fentanyl lab in Wuhan, China. 

News

Help Decide How Milwaukee County Should Invest in Family Support Programming

Take the Survey by November 17

Here’s your chance to guide the Milwaukee County ARPA funds designated for family support. Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will analyze the survey responses and use them to inform an RFP for a funding opportunity for family support programming, to be released in late November or early December. Please submit your response by the end of Friday, November 17. Please share the survey widely so we can have a good view of needs in our community.

Thanksgiving Holiday

The administrative offices of Community Advocates, the Public Policy Institute, and RISE Drug Free MKE will be closed Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Community Advocates’ 24/7 programs, the Milwaukee Women’s Center Emergency Shelter and the Autumn West Safe Haven, will remain open during the holiday. If you are experiencing a domestic violence situation, the crisis line is always available at 414-671-6140.

The November meeting of the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force will provide an update on veterans’ mental health resources, including Dryhootch, Mental Health America’s R&R Peer Respite House, and the Zablocki VA Medical Center. The November meeting will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on November 14 at Independence First, 540 S. First St., but there’s also a virtual option via Zoom. 

Stigma is associated with negative and often fear-based perspectives and misunderstandings of people with mental health or substance use problems, or physical disabilities. Add layers of race and ethnicity, and you have racial stigma, referring to how people of diverse backgrounds are unfairly perceived and treated. The combined impact plays a major role in why many who would benefit from treatment do not seek care.

This interactive four-hour workshop will review how mitigating factors such as stress, discrimination, microaggressions and societal attributions influence racial stigma and differential prevention services.

This session from the Northeast Caribbean PTTC will begin at 8:30 a.m. on November 16. 

This session hosted by motivational speaker Doyle Sprewer will explore what a felony pardon is and who is eligible for one. It’ll be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on November 18 at Gee’s Clippers, 2200 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee.

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Period Poverty Resources

If you or someone you know is experiencing period poverty, help is available. To learn how you can get free menstrual supplies, contact the Milwaukee Diaper Mission at hello@milwaukeediapermission.org.

NAMI Compartiendo Esperanza 

NAMI Compartiendo Esperanza ayuda a introducir debates sobre salud y bienestar mental a través de una serie de conversaciones comunitarias de tres partes basadas en narraciones sagradas y diálogos guiados sobre bienestar y apoyo mental. Aprende más.

Milwaukee Women's Center / El Centro de Mujeres de Milwaukee

El Centro de Mujeres de Milwaukee opera una línea de crisis las 24 horas (en inglés y español) para personas que sufren violencia doméstica. Llame al 414-671-6140 en cualquier momento.

Milwaukee Women's Center

If you're experiencing a domestic violence situation, the Milwaukee Women's Center operates a 24/7 crisis line in English and Spanish to help you find safety and get advice. To learn more, call 414-671-6140.

Job Opportunities

• Community Advocates: Therapeutic Intervention Specialist
• Foundations Health & Wholeness: Foster Care Case Manager
• MKE Black Grassroots Network for Health: Public Health Strategy Manager
• Next Door Milwaukee: Program Assistant – Child Care Partnership
• Pathfinders: CORE Care Coordinator
• Pathfinders: CORE Program Manager and Clinician
•  PEARLS for Teen Girls: In-House Program Coordinator
• PEARLS for Teen Girls: Programming Intern
• Urban Rural Action: County Coordinator, Uniting to Prevent Targeted Violence (UPTV) – Walworth, Waukesha, Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee
• Walker’s Point Youth & Family Center: AmeriCorps Youth & Family Specialist
• Walker's Point Youth & Family Center: Back-Up Youth & Family Specialist – Teen Crisis & Runaway Program
• Walker's Point Youth and Family Center: Youth & Family Specialist-Teen Crisis & Runaway Program
• The Women's Center: Youth Engagement Advocate

This newsletter was created and delivered to you thanks to the financial support of Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services Behavioral Health Services and other funders.

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