Category: Mental Health

Newly inaugurated Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to boost access to mental health services, better connect eligible residents with insurance coverage and hire a city Medicaid director. Read More

Lawmakers, advocates and other officials took to the Capitol Wednesday to highlight the importance of treating childhood trauma. Read More

Three Illinois health systems are among more than two dozen nationwide that are set to try new approaches to treatments for behavioral health. Read More

With a rise in teenage suicide and a number of school shootings across the country, social workers are pushing to increase mental health services to children and teenagers. Read More

The House unanimously approved a plan Thursday extending the deadline for paying free-standing psychiatric hospitals a per diem rate when a child stays beyond medical necessity. Read More