University of Wisconsin–Madison

UW Police, UHS Mental Health Services partner to help students in crisis

Beginning Oct. 4, there will be an additional resource responding with university police to 911 calls on campus about students experiencing a mental health crisis: Two trained mental health professionals from University Health Services (UHS). The mental health professionals’ role will include, where appropriate, transporting students to the hospital.

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(l to r) Josie Montañez-Tyler, a crisis specialist, and Corey Steele, a psychologist, are members of the co-responder team.
(l to r) Mental Health providers Corinne Werner, Andie Schwabe, Sarah Nolan, and Serena Cisneros, also members of the co-responder team and pictured with the team’s transport vehicle which was funded, in part, by Associated Students of Madison.