Who we are...

We are a community support program that offers a comprehensive and effective community based model of care assisting individuals to timprove their lives and maximize their potential to attain their personal goals. 

Who we serve...

Bell Therapy's Community Support Programs (CSP's) serve individuals who have a serious and persistent mental illness and who are living independently or semi-independently in the community.

How we serve..

A variety of services and support are delivered through an intensive, community-based case management approach designed to maximize growth, independence and reduce the need for hospitalization.

A client-centered approach to treatment planning helps ensure that services effectively meet each client's needs.  The treatment team works with each client to develop a plan that will assist the client in achieving his or her positive personal outcomes.  A strength-based philosophy to treatment helps the treatment team and the client identify individual strengths that will best assist the client in achieving his or her life goals, including recovery.  

CSP staff coordinate with each client's support systems including family and significant others, employers, day programming staff and landlords to ensure continuity of care. 

Services Provided:

• Case Management and Counseling,
• Crisis Intervention,
• Symptom Monitoring and Supportive Psychotherapy (to include Trauma Informed Care),
• Medication Management and Administration,
• Financial Management,
• Housing Assistance,
• Group Treatment,
• Community Living Skills,
• Psychiatric Consultation,
• Social/Relationship Building Skills,
• Vocationsl/Educational Planning, Counseling and Services,
• Social Recreation,
• Home Visitation,

Staff Team:

• Director
• Clinical Coordinators
• Case Managers
• Nurses (RN's)
• Mental Health Technician
• Program Assistants
• Program Manager
• Consulting Psychiatrists
• Medical Assistant

Our goal...

Our goal is to provide intensive outpatient services in order to assist clients to remain living independently within the least restrictive environment.

Referrals and funding...

Referrals can come from Service Access to Independent Living (SAIL), a branch of the MIlwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (414) 257-8095.  Referrals are also made possible through Family Care.

Funding can be provided through Medicaid Billing, Milwaukee County Contract and Family Care authorizations. 

Admissions requirements include the following:

• Adults who are seriously and persistently mentally ill;
• Illness interferes with their ability to manage their life within the community without treatment intervention and services;
• Follow the criteria for admission that is detailed in DHS 63;
  • Community Support Program admission shall be limited to an individual who has chronic mental illness which by history or prognosis requires repeated acute treatment or prolonged periods of institutional care and who exhibits persistent disability or impairment in major areas of community living.

Contact Information...

For more information including services, referrals, funding, programs and site tours, contact Doug Higbie, Ph.D., Director of Community Services at (414) 871-6122 or email Doug at dhigbie@phoenixcaresystems.com

Community Support Program-North - Milwaukee

Bell Therapy, Inc.

4929 West Fond du Lac Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53216

(414) 871-6122

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Services are available after hours and weekends through On-Call Services.  Clients are also seen on weekends as needed for medication management.

Community Support Program-South - Milwaukee

Bell Therapy, Inc.

634 West Mitchell Street

Milwaukee, WI 53204

(414) 383-4486

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pm

Services are available after hours and weekends through On-Call Services.  Clients are also seen on weekends as needed for medication management.