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After 988, advocates say localities still need trained responders

Before the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched nationally last July, experts often dubbed it 911 for mental health crises: a short, easy-to-remember emergency number that any person could phone. Seven months after 988 went live, advocates and mental health professionals say the crisis line is a significant step in expanding mental health services. However,.

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She went to jail after hallucinating a shooting at O Hare Airport Now she advocates for those with mental illness in the criminal justice system

She went to jail after hallucinating a shooting at O Hare Airport. Now she advocates for those with mental illness in the criminal justice system. Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune © Karl Merton Ferron/3121429/TNS Olachi Tiffany Etoh, who was arrested in Chicago for kidnapping in 2014 and found not guilty by reason of insanity, in Baltimore on July 14, 2021. CHICAGO – When the hallucinations started, Olachi Tiffany Etoh says she could see stars raining into her hands. Then 24, college educated and working for a Fortune 500 company, she fled her office and began wandering streets on the city’s Northwest Side before winding up at O’Hare International Airport. Etoh had been battling mental health issues for years, somehow finding a way to function at a high level despite the relentless voices inside her head.

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She fell into the criminal justice system with mental illness Now she s advocating for improved treatment for others

She fell into the criminal justice system with mental illness Now she s advocating for improved treatment for others
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here s what happened May 15-16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 15-16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune © Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune Martin Deane (cq), 13, of Chicago receives the first of two Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from nurse educator Aldana Lazic (cq) at Advocate Children s Hospital in Des Plaines on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Children ages 12 to 15 are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune) coronavirus, COVID-19 User Upload Caption: For the latest updates, . Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,248 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 24 additional deaths. That brings the state’s totals to 1,366,268 cases and 22,439 deaths.

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here s what happened May 14 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 14 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune © Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune Maeve Deane, 13, of Chicago, receives the first of two Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from occupational therapist Gail Nusekabel as Maeve s mom, Siobhan Deane, quietly claps at Advocate Children s Hospital in Des Plaines on May 13, 2021. On the day Illinois moved to the next-to-last phase of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan, officials reported the latest seven-day positivity rate for cases as a share of total tests was 2.5%, the lowest since March 23. The declining positivity rate is one of many factors that prompted the state to expand capacity limits as part of the move to the bridge phase of Pritzker’s plan.

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