SUMMARY

The Emergency Detention Pilot Program created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 235 granted certain mental health professionals in Milwaukee County the authority to take individuals into custody for emergency detention. Under the pilot program, too few emergency detentions were conducted to allow for meaningful comparison with those conducted before the pilot program. Extending the pilot program in Milwaukee County or making it permanent is unlikely to result in a significant decrease in the number of emergency detentions initiated by law enforcement officers.