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…
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…
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is it possible for a person to reach the age of 70 and just now be diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Are there degrees of impairment, like with autism — some worse…
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II this week announced a grant award of $500,000 to increase farmer stress-related mental health initiatives statewide. The…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday, July 23. Starting Jan. 1, most insurance…
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…
As this past summer has shown, more top professional athletes are putting a spotlight on mental health. “I think it’s important to emphasize part of what we’ve learned here from…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been steadily acting on more than 660 bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year ahead of a weekend deadline for bill action. On Wednesday,…
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