51.02(1)(a)(a) Advise the department, the legislature and the governor on the use of state and federal resources and on the provision and administration of programs for persons who are mentally ill or who have other mental health problems, for groups who are not adequately served by the mental health system, for the prevention of mental health problems and for other mental health related purposes.

51.02(1)(b)(b) Provide recommendations to the department on the expenditure of federal funds received under the community mental health block grant under 42 USC 300x to 300x-9 and participate in the development of and monitor and evaluate the implementation of, the community mental health block grant plan.

51.02(1)(c)(c) Review all departmental plans for services affecting persons with mental illness and monitor the implementation of the plans.

51.02(1)(d)(d) Serve as an advocate for persons with mental illness.

51.02(1)(f)(f) Consult with the department in the development of a model community mental health plan under s. 51.42 (7) (a) 9., and review and advise the department on community mental health plans submitted by counties under s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 5.

51.02(1)(g)(g) Promote the development and administration of a delivery system for community mental health services that is sensitive to the needs of consumers of the services.

51.02(1)(h)(h) Review and comment on the human services and community programs board member training curriculum developed by the department under s. 51.42 (7) (a) 3m.

51.02(2)(2) The secretary shall submit all departmental plans affecting persons with mental illness to the council for its review. The council shall provide its recommendations to the secretary within such time as the secretary may require.

51.025(1)(1) The office of children’s mental health shall study and recommend ways, and coordinate initiatives, to improve the integration across state agencies of mental health services provided to children and monitor the performance of programs that provide those services.

51.025(2)(2) By January 1, 2015, and by January 1 of each year thereafter, the office of children’s mental health shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that includes all of the following:

51.025(2)(a)(a) A summary of the activities of that office in the previous year, including actions the office has taken to improve the coordination of mental health services provided to children by state agencies.

51.025(2)(b)(b) A summary of data collected by that office that relate to the outcomes of children who receive mental health services provided by state agencies.

51.025(2)(c)(c) A discussion of areas in which the state’s delivery of mental health services for children could be improved.

51.03(1g)(a)(a) “Early intervention” means action to hinder or alter a person’s mental disorder or abuse of alcohol or other drugs in order to reduce the duration of early symptoms or to reduce the duration or severity of mental illness or alcohol or other drug abuse that may result.

51.03(1g)(b)(b) “Individualized service planning” means a process under which a person with mental illness or who abuses alcohol or other drugs and, if a child, his or her family, receives information, education and skills to enable the person to participate mutually and creatively with his or her mental health or alcohol or other drug abuse service provider in identifying his or her personal goals and developing his or her assessment, crisis protocol, treatment and treatment plan. “Individualized service planning” is tailored to the person and is based on his or her strengths, abilities and needs.

51.03(1g)(c)(c) “Prevention” means action to reduce the instance, delay the onset or lessen the severity of mental disorder, before the disorders may progress to mental illness, by reducing risk factors for, enhancing protections against and promptly treating early warning signs of mental disorder.

51.03(1g)(d)(d) “Recovery” means the process of a person’s growth and improvement, despite a history of mental illness or alcohol or other drug abuse, in attitudes, feelings, values, goals, skills and behavior and is measured by a decrease in dysfunctional symptoms and an increase in maintaining the person’s highest level of health, wellness, stability, self-determination and self-sufficiency.

51.03(1g)(e)(e) “Stigma” means disqualification from social acceptance, derogation, marginalization and ostracism encountered by persons with mental illness or persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs as the result of societal negative attitudes, feelings, perceptions, representations and acts of discrimination.

51.03(1r)(1r) The department through its authorized agents may visit or investigate any treatment facility to which persons are admitted or committed under this chapter.

51.03(2)(2) No later than 14 days after the date of a death reported under s. 51.64 (2) (a), the department shall investigate the death.

51.03(3)(a)(a) Beginning on September 1, 1996, the department shall collect and analyze information in this state on each of the following: