/tags/illinois-department-of-mental-health Illinois Department of Mental Health en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-30/illinois-partners-with-google-to-launch-childrens-mental-health-help-portal The platform — BEACON — is aimed at both parents and providers in Illinois. It is scheduled to start this summer. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-30/illinois-partners-with-google-to-launch-childrens-mental-health-help-portal Dilpreet Raju /health-science-environment/2023-03-08/illinois-to-relocate-at-least-half-of-residents-in-facility-plagued-by-abuse-and-cover-ups Officials acknowledged that news reporting had put a spotlight on conditions at the center for people with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses. “Significant changes” are needed, the governor says. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:11:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-03-08/illinois-to-relocate-at-least-half-of-residents-in-facility-plagued-by-abuse-and-cover-ups Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois, and Molly Parker, Lee Enterprises Midwest /health-science-environment/2023-02-23/gop-lawmakers-in-illinois-call-for-hearings-in-the-wake-of-abuse-at-choate Ongoing investigations of the state-run facility have revealed culture of abuse and cover-ups. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:22:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-02-23/gop-lawmakers-in-illinois-call-for-hearings-in-the-wake-of-abuse-at-choate Beth Hundsdorfer, Molly Parker /health-science-environment/2023-02-15/new-report-says-nurses-at-illinois-facility-forced-patients-to-dig-through-their-own-feces Newly obtained documents echo ProPublica's reporting on abuse, cover-ups and a “sense of impunity” at an Illinois institution for people with mental illnesses and developmental disorders. The governor has said Choate must be reformed. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:45:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-02-15/new-report-says-nurses-at-illinois-facility-forced-patients-to-dig-through-their-own-feces Beth Hundsdorfer, Molly Parker /government-politics-issues/2022-09-29/concerns-for-safety-rise-as-oversight-of-illinois-prison-mental-health-care-ends An independent expert who has monitored the mental health care was terminated reducing the transparency around an often failing system. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:53:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-09-29/concerns-for-safety-rise-as-oversight-of-illinois-prison-mental-health-care-ends Shannon Heffernan /2019-05-01/can-cannabis-help-patients-in-pain-avoid-opioids Since February, patients in Illinois have been able to swap their opioid prescriptions for marijuana. And many are doing just that. Wed, 01 May 2019 13:00:00 GMT /2019-05-01/can-cannabis-help-patients-in-pain-avoid-opioids Steph Whiteside