LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Wisconsin

Treatment rules and programs in Wisconsin

Who oversees treatment

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, through its Division of Quality Assurance, certifies substance use treatment programs under Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 75.

Prescription monitoring

Wisconsin's Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (ePDMP) tracks controlled substance prescriptions. It was established by the state Controlled Substances Board under Wis. Stat. 961.385.

Public coverage for treatment

Wisconsin's Medicaid program is administered through ForwardHealth, and it covers a range of substance use disorder benefits.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Wisconsin's Wis. Stat. 961.443 gives limited immunity from drug possession and paraphernalia charges to a person who seeks emergency help for someone having an overdose or bad reaction to a controlled substance.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in Wisconsin

Why LGBTQ-specific care can matter

Research summarized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse finds that sexual and gender minority people report higher rates of substance use and substance use disorders than the general population. Researchers often explain the gap with minority stress: the extra, ongoing strain of stigma, discrimination and having to stay on guard.

A program with an LGBTQ group gives you a place to talk about those pressures with people who share them, instead of working around them.

How dual diagnosis treatment works

Dual diagnosis treatment treats substance use and mental health conditions at the same time, with one team. It usually combines therapy, psychiatric medication management and addiction treatment. The programs on this page report treatment for co-occurring serious mental illness, psychiatric medications and an LGBTQ program or group.

LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment by city in Wisconsin

Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.

• Milwaukee
• Madison
• Appleton
• Green Bay
• Racine
• Kenosha
• Eau Claire
• La Crosse
• Oshkosh
• Wausau
• Waukesha
• Janesville
• West Bend
• Sheboygan
• Beloit
• West Allis
• Fond du Lac
• Wauwatosa
• Manitowoc
• Stevens Point
• New Berlin
• Brookfield
• Menomonee Falls
• Greenfield
• Oak Creek
• Franklin
• Sun Prairie
• Fitchburg
• Wisconsin Rapids
• Mount Pleasant
• Neenah
• Superior
• Caledonia
• Muskego
• De Pere
• Hudson
• Burlington
• Mequon
• Watertown
• Mukwonago
• Fort Atkinson
• Pleasant Prairie
• South Milwaukee
• Howard
• Germantown
• Middleton
• Fox Crossing
• Onalaska
• Marshfield
• Marinette
• Menomonie
• Cudahy
• Beaver Dam
• Menasha
• Ashwaubenon
• Oconomowoc
• River Falls
• Kaukauna
• Bellevue
• Lake Geneva
• Hartford
• Weston
• Whitewater
• Salem Lakes
• Pewaukee
• Chippewa Falls
• Greendale
• Waunakee
• Allouez
• Baraboo
• Whitefish Bay
• Verona
• Shorewood
• Stoughton
• Plover
• Suamico
• Glendale
• Oregon
• Elkhorn
• Harrison
• Platteville
• Little Chute
• Port Washington
• Delavan
• Richfield
• Brown Deer
• Grafton
• Cedarburg
• Waupun
• Two Rivers
• Sussex
• DeForest
• Monroe
• Portage
• Sparta
• Shawano
• Hobart
• Holmen
• Reedsburg
• Tomah
• Kiel
• Elm Grove

Insurance and cost

Federal parity rules generally require health plans that cover substance use treatment to cover it on terms comparable to other medical care. Your cost depends on your plan, deductible and the program's network status, so verify benefits first. Our insurance guides explain how major carriers handle rehab.

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