SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 20, 2023) As Illinois makes mental-health and substance-abuse care a top priority, leaders of community health centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and their legislative champions made a direct, powerful case at the state Capitol for increased funding to treat thousands more facing health challenges in underserved
Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local officials celebrated the launch of a new Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center, which will increase Illinois' capacity to recruit, educate, and retain behavioral health professionals.