2002: Wisconsin United for Mental Health is established. It is a public-private partnership to eradicate stigma through education and information. 2004: The federal government advises states to move toward a recovery-oriented care model for mental health. 2004: The state administrative code governing what became known as Comprehensive Community Services is published. 2004: The consumer affairs liaison at the Department of Health and Family Services works with a group of peers to develop the Recovery-Oriented Systems Assessment Tool to define a recovery-oriented system of care. Over 250 peers around the state are interviewed by peers to collect the data that informed the tool’s development. 2004: Nora Jacobson publishes, “In Recovery, The Making of Mental Health Policy,” which highlights the Recovery Implementation Task Force. 2004: The Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force is established to identify issues faced by people affected by mental illness, facilitate improvements, give a voice to consumers and families, reduce stigma, and implement recovery principles. 2004: More than 26 consumer self-help/peer support groups exist in the state. 2005: The Department of Health and Family Services contracts with David Loveland to develop a recovery coach training manual. 2005: With the help of the Recovery Implementation Task Force and the consumer affairs liaison at the Department of Health and Family Services, Wisconsin developed Comprehensive Community Services, a recovery-oriented program that provides both mental health and substance use services across the lifespan. Counties providing Comprehensive Community Services are required to have coordinating committees that include consumers. 2005: The consumer affairs liaison at the Department of Health and Family Services organizes a team of peer leaders from around the state to develop the Recovery Basics Training, which was used to train counties that wanted to provide Comprehensive Community Services. Peers receiving services were invited to attend the trainings along with the providers. It is notable that the trainings were delivered to county providers with peers alongside state staff. 2006: The Department of Health and Family Services begins discussions to develop a certified peer specialist program. 2007: The consumer affairs liaison at the Department of Health and Family Services partners with peer leaders to develop trainings for peers on person-centered planning to help peers understand their role in shared decision-making within the services they obtain.
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