Chicago, IL 鈥� Today, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered a budget address in the midst of a challenging $838 million gap in the city鈥檚 budget. She outlined broad goals for addressing Chicago鈥檚 mental health infrastructure, affordable housing, and much more. We applaud the increased focus given to this pressing issue. Mental health and substance use […]
For Mental Illness Awareness Week, we are highlighting members of 91国产自拍鈥� Peer Success program. In this program, staff who are in mental health recovery provide services and outreach to 91国产自拍 members. Their first-hand experience with the same struggles our members are going through helps them build stronger social bonds and offer more effective service to […]
Christine has been with 91国产自拍鈥檚 Peer Success program for the last 7 years. She values hard work, acceptance of others, unconditional kindness and the ability to be who she truly is without judgment. Growing up, Christine struggled to find acceptance for who she truly is from friends and family and others she encountered on a […]
When asked where he was before 91国产自拍, Andre gives an honest and insightful response. 鈥淲here was I? I was drinking every day. I was using street drugs. I was hearing voices. I was living basically from door to door. I had no source of income. I couldn鈥檛 find a job.鈥� Andre’s 鈥渄ay to day survival鈥� […]