Advocates espouse compounding benefit of immigrant health coverage

The Healthy Illinois Campaign unveiled a new data review by UIC that lays out the benefits that ripple out from providing health insurance to the uninsured. Read More

Migrant influx exacerbates another brewing crisis: Mental health

Officials say the work of alleviating the trauma and anxiety experienced by asylum-seekers comes down to helping them find a sense of stability. Read More

Chicago Health Care News

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Crisis team helps majority of mental health calls without engaging police

A behavioral health organization working under a state pilot program is finding success in responding to mental health emergencies without engaging police. The First-response Alternative ... Read More

Mental Health Research News

Apr. 26, 2024 — A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased ... Read More

Non-profits, health systems team up to address gaps in care, social services on Chicago's West Side

A collaborative effort aims to provide much-needed health care resources in ten zip codes on the West Side of Chicago, which suffers disproportionately from chronic rates of disease and mental illness ... Read More

Q&A: Expert discusses the well-being and mental health of immigrants in the US

My team of collaborators and I have found that the mental health distress experienced by college ... the humanity of immigrants and promote access to social services that address health and ... Read More

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J.B. Pritzker and state legislative leaders slow to embrace public funding ... plan $33.5M condo that will be the highest priced in Chicago history 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas and Mellody ... Read More

CPS Hosts Annual Mental Health Summit

More than 200 students and staff from across Chicago Public Schools convened at Malcolm X College to break the stigma around mental health through workshops, wellness activities, music and more. CPS ... Read More

NIHHC, MHAM host mental health summit

a news release stated. Attendees included mental health providers, researchers, Hispanic community leaders, program participants, and representatives from community organizations, schools ... Read More

Rotary’s global leader to address mental health in Hawaiʻi

One of the organizations that has been working for a long time to bring together business and professional leaders to provide ... his global advocacy for mental health services in a series of ... Read More

Mental Health News

May 2, 2024 — Some neurological disorders can be improved through photobiomodulation, a non-invasive technique based on the application of low-intensity light to stimulate altered functions in ... Read More