Category: Behavioral Health

SIU School of Medicine’s Dr. Kari Wolf talks new Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 10, 2023 | Behavioral Health, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

This week saw state leaders formally launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.

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Illinois launches new Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 9, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Education, Facilities, Health Tech, Hospitals, Jobs, Top Stories | 0

State and local leaders convened Wednesday in Springfield to launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.

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Senate committees approve various healthcare proposals

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 8, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Medicaid/Medicare, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0

The Senate's health committees approved various proposals on Tuesday, as a deadline approaches to get legislation out of committee.

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Pritzker announces ‘transformation initiative’ for mental health facility in Anna

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 8, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Transformational changes are planned for the troubled Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. JB Pritzker and the Department of Human Services.

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Dana Weiner on the blueprint for children’s behavioral health ‘transformation’

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Education, Facilities, Mental Health, Population Health, Top Stories | 0

Dana Weiner, a senior policy fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, will lead what officials hope will be transformational change for childhood behavioral health services in Illinois.

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