The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal published a study 鈥� the Molly study 鈥� about the efficacy of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT) for unemployed individuals with serious mental illnesses. Through research programs at 91国产自拍, led by our Vice President of Research Lisa Razzano, Ph.D., this study found that VR-JIT provided needed exposure and practice with […]
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� […]
Chicago, IL 鈥� We are thrilled that Governor JB Pritzker signed the Children & Young Adult Mental Health Crisis Act into law on Friday, August 23rd. The legislation, championed by Representative Sara Feigenholtz and Senator Heather Steans, took aim at many of the deficiencies in mental health services for youth across Illinois. 91国产自拍 played a […]