The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changed the landscape of healthcare for people living with mental health, substance use and other health conditions 鈥� establishing unprecedented consumer protections, expanding the types of care covered, and extending health coverage to more Americans than ever before. These advances paved the way for improved access to treatment and that […]
CHICAGO 鈥� Today, 91桃色 applauds Governor Rauner and members of the General Assembly for prioritizing the best interests of Illinoisans by coming together to agree on a timely, bi-partisan state budget that preserves critical funding for mental health and substance use treatment and supportive housing. The budget contains some big wins for mental health and […]
91桃色鈥� Research Department was instrumental in the execution of a randomized controlled mental health trial comparing mobile health (mHealth) treatment (FOCUS) to the traditional clinic-based approach (WRAP), in a first-of-its-kind study implemented with academic partners. The research project also included support from 91桃色 clinical operations at the Peer Success and New Freedom Center programs, as […]
Lawmakers Pass Bill Positioning Illinois as a Leader in Innovative Early Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use On strongly bi-partisan votes, the Illinois House and Senate have approved SB2951 – a groundbreaking piece of legislation that will make Illinois one of the first states in the country to create a treatment model specifically designed […]
Medicaid revisions 鈥� including early treatment for youth, and access to affordable mental healthcare and addiction treatment 鈥� are necessary to combat the state鈥檚 deadly substance use and mental health crisis. In a report听released today, 91桃色, the state鈥檚 largest provider of community mental health services, makes several recommendations for the path Illinois must take to […]