SPRINGFIELD – Citing what he called a nationwide crisis in children’s mental health, Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul and expand the availability…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. Newly released reports from the Illinois…
ANNA, Ill. — The disturbing 911 call began with sounds of a struggle, then a voice that sounded like a child’s cried out, “Let me go.” When the police dispatcher in the…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday, June 10 aimed at expanding the state’s mental health workforce and improving access to mental and behavioral health services…
Mental health and substance use issues are common. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults lives with a mental illness according to the National Institute of Mental Health. From 1999 to 2016, 630,000…
Karen Stallman keeps a file with ideas to help farmers struggling with mental health stress. As program coordinator for the Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI), Stallman knows…
In an emergency, people often dial 911. Now, there will be a simple three-digit number for anyone in the United States experiencing a mental health crisis. They can simply reach…
Winter is upon us and those longer hours of darkness coupled with the colder temperatures can make many people experience those “winter blues.” Add the complications of COVID like…
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