Category: Mental Health

Committee approves plan for smoother transfer process in state’s mental health facilities

by Tim Stumm | Mar 9, 2020 | HNI Stories, Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

A House committee approved a plan last week that would allow certain individuals at state-operated mental health facilities to request a transfer to less-restrictive placement.

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Report calls for creation of center to address behavioral health workforce in Illinois

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 4, 2020 | Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

A partnership between universities, providers, state agencies and other stakeholders could help address the Illinois workforce crisis in behavioral health, advocates told lawmakers on Tuesday.

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Pritzker proposes $482 million for health, human services contingent on graduated income tax approval

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 20, 2020 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed budget includes nearly $500 million for health and human services - that will only be released if a new income tax model takes effect next year.

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On the record with Dr. Ted Bender, President of UnityPoint Health – UnityPlace

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 31, 2020 | Mental Health, On The Record, Opioids, Top Stories | 0

Dr. Ted Bender was recently named president of UnityPoint Health – UnityPlace. UnityPoint joined forces last year with behavioral health providers the Human Service Center and the Tazwood Center for Wellness to form the Peoria-based nonprofit, which has a focus on substance use disorders.

Study: Chicago parents with special needs children more likely to report poor health compared to other parents

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 20, 2019 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Chicago parents with special needs children were more likely to report themselves in poor health as compared to other parents, according to a study released Thursday by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health.

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