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Mental Health Advocates Make Strides in Illinois’ Statehouse

In the past year, 91¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ alongside our advocacy partners have made ground-breaking success and progress in legislation that supports mental health, substance use treatment, and harm reduction. Recent major achievements include: $170M in Medicaid Rate Increases for Most Mental Health and Substance Use Services!ÌýThis is the largest increase in state funding for these services in […]

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91¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’ Statement in Response to Governor Pritzker’s Appointment of a New Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Launch of SOAP

We are thrilled by Governor Pritzker’s announcement today to appoint David T. Jones as the state’s newly established Chief Behavioral Health Officer. This appointment, in addition to the Governor’s appointment of Dr. Dana Weiner to lead the Children’s Transformation Initiative, are major steps forward in investing in access to care for Illinoisans of all ages […]

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Join Us for the 2022 91¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ GALA on May 05

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91¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’ Statement in Response to President Biden’s Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis

President Joe Biden released a bold vision for a national mental health strategy, which he mentioned during his State of the Union speech last night. We stand with the President of the United States, Members of Congress, and advocates across our state and country to make sure President Biden’s plan becomes a reality. His plan […]

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Study Finds Ways to Improve Job Outcomes for People with Serious Mental Health Conditions Using Online Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT) can help promote employment among people who experience serious mental health conditions and are engaged in individual placement and support (IPS), according to a federally-funded research study conducted at 91¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ with the University of Michigan. IPS — an evidence-based model of supported employment — focuses on assessment, rapid job […]

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