by ACMHAIcoordinator | Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Chicago to expand alternative 911 response program A new alternative 911 response team in Chicago for those with a mental health or substance use component has launched on the city’s west side, officials announced Monday. The program, which...
by ACMHAIcoordinator | Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Advocates lay out measures to address youth mental health challenges in Chicago Continued community outreach, specifically among Black and Brown communities, is crucial to addressing the rise in youth mental health challenges,...
by ACMHAIcoordinator | Jan 30, 2023
Mental Health News Articles From Around The Web January 30, 2023 Major Depressive Disorder: Personalizing Care for Patients in Need – Prime ~ Intended Audience: Psychiatrists, PCPs, NPs, PAs, nurses, pharmacists, and psychologists who care for patients with MDD....
by ACMHAIcoordinator | Jan 30, 2023
WHAT: Briefing on Gov. Pritzker’s FY2024 proposed budget for Illinois Health and Human Service Agencies. Deputy Governor Sol Flores, and leaders from the Departments of Human Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Public Health, Aging and Children and Family...
by ACMHAIcoordinator | Jan 27, 2023
The United States faces a growing shortage of licensed behavioral health care specialists—psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers—and that shortage comes at a time when rates of mental illness and substance use disorder (SUD) are high and rising. The...
