âOftentimes individuals canât afford to wait days or weeks for mental health or substance use disorder treatment,â Fine said in a statement Friday. âItâs imperative that Illinoisans have easy access to timely and reliable mental health care.â
Also signed into law Friday was House Bill 212, which calls on the stateâs Childrenâs Mental Health Partnership to develop recommendations for ensuring that all youth in Illinois have access to mental health education and mental health care in a school setting.
âAs our schools recover from numerous pandemic-related challenges, our state must prioritize our studentsâ well-being,â state Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, a chief sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. âTo ensure children are receiving the best mental health services at school, this proposal allows key state agencies to work together to improve prevention and treatment resources.â
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