Chrysalis is comprised of the following programs and services:
Supported Employment – Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
The Supported Employment Program is available for individuals seeking community-based competitive employment. The program offers services such as vocational skills assessments, assistance with the job search process, initial on-the-job training, and ongoing support. IPS is an evidence-based practice from Dartmouth University (www.dartmouthips.org).
Vocational Peer Support
The peer specialist movement embodies Chrysalis’ strengths-based perspective. Vocational peer supports give persons with mental illnesses the opportunity to use their unique set of recovery experiences in combination with solid skills training to support peers who have mental illnesses achieve their vocational goals.
Chrysalis Clubhouse
The Chrysalis Clubhouse is a place where people with mental health challenges come to build relationships, work on employment and education goals, and support their individual recovery process. The Chrysalis Clubhouse welcomes people with different abilities and is an inclusive, nonjudgmental environment.
Chrysalis Pops
In 2016, Chrysalis started a new Social Enterprise. Chrysalis Pops offers paid work opportunities that improve the mental health and wellness of individuals and the community through local, organic pops. We work hard to source most of the produce for our pops from local suppliers.
Wings CSC
In 2023, Chrysalis and FLYY (Forward Learning Youth and Young Adults) partnered with the WI Department of Health Services to create Wings, a comprehensive service model centered around young people experiencing their first episode of Psychosis. The full service array includes: care coordination, education and employment support, peer support, skills development, therapy, and psychoeducation.
Chrysalis Pillars
In 2026, the Chrysalis Community has decided to combine all the components of our historic Chrysalis Advisory Spaces, while continuing to uphold what we’ve held most valuable in these spaces. At this time, we are planning to call this The Pillars Meeting. This name stems from the word caterpillar, the phase of a butterfly cycle before the chrysalis. The word pillars also connects to three foundational pillars of Chrysalis: Social Justice, Connection, and Celebration.