{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-46.001","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 46.001","heading":"Purposes of chapter.","body":"The purposes of this chapter are to conserve human resources in Wisconsin; to prevent dependency, mental illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of social maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide effective aid and services to all persons in need of that aid and those services and to assist those persons to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date; to avoid duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies; and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.","path":["Chs. 46-58, Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies","Chapter 46 Social Services"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/46.001","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:20Z","sha256":"c486a6c11638b5edde40dae1c57cac4ed82470f2cefc706303249fd8bc24c4e1","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-45.86","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-46.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}