Category: Mental Health

Report: Illinoisans increasingly going out of network for mental health, substance abuse treatment

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 3, 2019 | Home Health, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Illinoisans are increasingly going to out-of-network providers for mental health and substance abuse treatment, according to a report published by Milliman and commissioned by the Bowman Family Foundation.

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Lightfoot calls for “mental health transformation” in budget

by Ryan Voyles | Oct 24, 2019 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pledging millions of dollars to create a framework for “mental health transformation,” one of just a few spending increases she is seeking in an $11.7 billion budget unveiled Wednesday.

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Report: Access, workforce and vaping major challenges for youth mental health system

by Ryan Voyles | Oct 16, 2019 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Better monitoring of who is eligible for services, boosting the clinical workforce and addressing a rise in vaping are three of the main issues facing Illinois youths in need of mental health services, according to a recent report from the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership. The annual report notes that the biggest change in the […]

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OSF HealthCare, Easterseals Central Illinois teaming up on autism

by Ryan Voyles | Oct 9, 2019 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois and Easterseals Central Illinois will partner to create a new organization to provide autism services in central Illinois.

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