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Description

The Adult Mental Health System is part of the Adult Community Services Division. Services are provided through contracts with eighteen different private non-profit agencies. Most of the services are for persons who have a serious and persistent mental illness, however, anyone who is indigent and in need of ongoing or situational mental health services is eligible to receive services. Additionally, an array of comprehensive services is provided to people who have the most serious and persistent mental illnesses. In most instances these services are for persons who have psychotic disorders requiring services not available through the private sector.

General Eligibility

Persons with disabilities who live in their own homes or apartments are eligible.

How to Apply

Each ride program is different. See the descriptions that follow.

Cost

Each ride program is different. See the descriptions that follow.

Services

The Rural Access Program for Persons with Disabilities - provides rides on the Rural Senior Group Transportation buses. These are scheduled group trips which include destinations such as community/senior centers, and grocery and general shopping. The service is a door-to-door, and is provided in accessible vehicles. Medical trips are not provided. The fare is $0.50/one-way trip for nutrition, $1.00/one-way for in-town shopping, and $1.50 for out-of-town shopping (rural areas only) but no one is denied service because of inability to pay. To apply, call your local senior service organization. To find your local senior services, (link)

The RideLine Service - provides rural persons with disabilities with rides to work or volunteer opportunities, education or training, or selected medical trips. The service is door-to-door. Vehicles are accessible. This is an individualized service. Funding for this program is limited, and transportation is generally authorized for a few rides per year on an as-needed basis, or for a limited period of time. Co-pay is based on ability to pay. To apply, call Dane County Department of Human Services at 242-6486.

Supplemental Medical Transportation Assistance Program - provides rides for persons with medical treatments which are frequent, or of long duration, or more than 25 miles from the patient's home. Riders receive assistance with transportation costs not covered by Medical Assistance. Co-pay is based on ability to pay. To apply, call Dane County Department of Human Services at 242-6486.

Contact

For more information, contact:

Norah Cashin, Transportation Coordinator
Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport DR/3rd FL
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6486
cashin@co.dane.wi.us

Language Services

For more information on Language Services, please visit out Language Services page.