Wisconsin Lawmaker Wants to Expand Treatment Alternative Diversion Program to Address Gun Violence

Thursday, April 20th, 2023 -- 12:01 PM

(Ryan Brahm, WOMT/WRN) A Wisconsin lawmaker has his sights on mental health as a component of gun violence.

Representative Paul Tittl of Manitowoc tells us there's a direct link between mental health and the rash of shootings that have plagued our country. “Either undiagnosed mental health conditions or diagnosed mental health conditions that weren't properly treated.”

So he and other legislators are looking to expand the scope of Treatment Alternative and Diversion funding, which previously paid for drug, veteran and OWI courts. “I think if we can try to get more people to get the help that they need, we'll be in a better place.”

A TAD program was created in 2005 to support efforts that provide treatment and diversion programs for nonviolent adult offenders for whom substance abuse was a contributing factor in their criminal activity. 

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