Report criticizes non-city run city mental health care providers chicagobusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagobusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Many care centers aren’t reachable by public transit, wait times are too long, and many couldn’t be reached by telephone, an analysis by proponents of reopening public health clinics shows.
Op-ed: Chicago needs a fully funded public mental health system chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The mayor’s top allies say beefing up the city’s direct mental health services will be a long-term project. That means new clinics won’t open overnight.
With Mayor Brandon Johnson vowing to reopen the city’s shuttered mental health clinics, some advocates are looking at the administration to reinvigorate and reimagine the city’s approach to providing mental health services.