Advocacy Tips & Resources

A few of our favorite sources for those interested in participating in advocacy work in Wisconsin: 

• Get Engaged: Legislative Advocacy 101
• Hosting a Legislator at your Facility/Agency
• Advocacy Handbook (National Council for Behavioral Health, 2021)
• Tips on Advocacy in an Election Year (Council of Nonprofits; Nonprofit Vote) 
• Press
• Wispolitics
• Wisconsin Eye

Learn More About Wisconsin's Legislature

• Schedule of Legislative Committee Activities
• Wisconsin Legislature Notification Services (The Wisconsin Legislative Notification System helps with following legislation through receiving daily or weekly emails for specific legislative activities)
• Who are My Legislators? (The Legislature's website has a tool to help you find your State Representative and State Senator. Just type your address in the box labeled "Find My Legislators.")
• Joint Finance Committee

State of Wisconsin Agencies Supporting Families and Children

• Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections
• Department of Public Instruction

National Organizations Advocating for Families and Children

• Child Welfare
• Family First Resources (FFPSA) 
• Social Current
• Child Welfare League of America
• First Focus
• Mental Health and Substance Use
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing - Capitol Connector
• Mental Health America - Current Legislation
• Kaiser Health News - Mental Health
• SAMHSA Blog
• Medicaid
• Kaiser Health News - Medicaid