September 24, 2020
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Despite a dramatic protest by mental health activists outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office that lasted 10 hours, the city council unanimously approved the 2012 budget, which includes downsizing the city’s 12 mental health clinics to six sites.
The Chicago Department of Public Health would consolidate its 12 city mental health clinics into six sites, under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed 2012 budget.…
School-age children in Illinois get tested for hearing and vision but not other disorders like mental illnesses. Some advocates like Suzanne Andriukaitis, executive director at…
Story by: Sarah Riordan April 29, 2009 – Englewood resident Rachel Fallon has easy access to something she calls “a true blessing.” With a mother…
April 7, 2008 – Community activists held a protest and sit-in at City Hall Monday in an 11th hour attempt to stop the closure of…
March 11, 2009 – Mental-health advocates and community activists made a last attempt yesterday to gain support from the City Council’s Health Committee to stop…
March 10, 2009 – A stalled bill that would give psychologists the right to prescribe medication has divided Illinois’ mental health community. House Bill 527,…