Dane Crisis Provider Network


Quarterly Newsletter


March/April 2026

 

Announcements/Reminders


In this edition, we have changed our Handbook Highlight to a Data Highlight. Check out some high level statistics about the DCPN below!

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Program Spotlight

Anesis Foundation

Drop In Clinics and Crisis Case Management

Crisis Case Management



Type of Service:

Crisis Linkage and Follow Up


Hours of Operation:

8-4:30 Monday to Friday

Operates an afterhours line for connected clients


Eligibility and Access:

• Be residing in Dane County

• Have Medicaid

• Currently experiencing a DHS 34 defined crisis


Best way to contact staff:

608-492-0108


What the program does:

Up to 6 months of support to stabilize individuals in crisis and connect them to longer term mental health services. Our aim is to help you recover and find the ongoing support you need.


Services included: 

  • community collaboration
  • emergency coordination: partner with hospitals, law enforcement, and other service providers to get immediate assistance where necessary
  • mental health assessments
  • short-term support
  • social service connection
  • short term case management. 


Common Misconceptions:

This is therapy- it is not but may utilize counseling and motivational interviewing to provide support to individuals. 




Drop In Clinic



Type of Service:

Crisis Linkage and Follow up

Hours of Operation:

Mt Zion: Thursday 10am-2pm

West: 2:30pm - 6:30 pm



Eligibility and Access:

  • Services are available regardless of insurance status
  • Open to anyone residing in Dane county


Best way to contact staff:

608-492-0108


What the program does:

A team provides counseling, crisis stabilization and/or help connecting to housing, healthcare or employment. 


Each location has a mental health and substance abuse counselor, a crisis stabilization case manager, and a certified peer support specialist to provide support/services.


Program can be utilized as an emergent session or as a bridge while waiting for ongoing therapy/services.




Common Misconceptions:

You need to be a member of Mt. Zion

  • You do not need to be a church member to use the Anesis services at Mt. Zion

You need to be connected to Anesis

  • You do not need to have previously received services from Anesis to utilize Drop In Clinic

There is a fee. 

  • Anesis will ask if you have insurance and utilize that to support program stability but no one is turned away for lack of coverage

You can only attend once.

  • No, you can attend more than one session



Program contact:

inhome@anesisfoundation.org

Data Highlight

This quarter instead of a handbook highlight we are highlighting some summary data about the incredible work done by the DCPN in 2025. This is how the DCPN helped to support our community:

Click the link below to go directly to the DCPN Handbook!

Training Opportunities

UWGB BHTP – Crisis Services Overview

April 7-8, 2026, 8:30am-11:30am (Virtual)

6 CE hours


NAMI Wisconsin 2026 Annual Conference

April 10-11, 2026 (In person – Hilton Appleton Paper Valley, Appleton, WI)

CE available (amount unspecified)



UWGB BHTP - Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training

April 14, 2026, 8:30am-12:30pm (Virtual)

4 CE hours


UWGB BHTP - Ethics and Boundaries: Ethics in Action for Crisis Workers

April 17, 2026, 8:30am-12:30pm (Virtual)

4 CE hours


Wisconsin Peer Recovery Conference

April 20-22, 2026 (In person – Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, WI)


UWGB BHTP – LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

May 27-28, 2026 (In person – Tundra Lodge Resort & Conference Center, Green Bay, WI)

16 CE hours


UWGB BHTP – Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation: Smart Choices, Hard Choices in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents

May 29, 2026, 8:30am-12:30pm (Virtual)

4 CE hours


UWGB BHTP - Harm Reduction in Crisis Intervention

June 3, 2026, 12:00pm-4:00pm (Virtual)

4 CE hours


UWGB BHTP - Crisis Debriefing

June 15-17, 2026, 8:30am-4:30am each day (In person – UW-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI)

21 CE hours


Prevent Suicide Wisconsin Annual Conference

June 16-17, 2026 (Virtual)




  • Wisconsin Public Psychiatry Network Teleconference: *free*

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wppnt/2026.htm




  • UWGB BHTP Focus Fridays:

https://www.uwgb.edu/behavioral-health/training-series/focus-fridays/


  • UWGB BHTP Mental Health Mondays:

https://www.uwgb.edu/behavioral-health/training-series/mental-health-mondays/

Additional ongoing training resources

 

If you are offering an upcoming training you would like to share with the DCPN, or have any questions for the Program Spotlight, or any other questions please contact us via



DCPN@danecounty.gov

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