Mental Health

Pritzker signs bills expanding access to mental health care

Story originally written by Peter Hancock and published by Capitol News  Illinois on July 26th, 2021. A link to the original article may be found HERE. SPRINGFIELD — Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday. Starting Jan. 1, most insurance companies doing…

Carroll-Backed Legislation Expanding Mental Health Care Training in Schools Now Law.

Press release printed by the Lake County Gazette on 10/28/19. Link to original article may be found HERE. Illinois State House District 57 issued the following announcement on Oct. 22 State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, continued to push for accessible medical treatment for all Illinois with his support of a new law expanding mental health…