mental health

Sheriff’s Office Expands Innovative Program to Assist Suburban Police on Mental Health-Related Calls - On a cold December night, Sheriff’s Police responded to a frantic 911 call from a family whose son was behaving erratically and threatening to kill himself.

Mental Health Co-Responder Program Expands to South Suburb (Cook County, IL) – The Oak Lawn Police Department is the first law enforcement agency to partner with a Cook County Sheriff’s Office program that enables officers to virtually connect individuals in crisis to a mental health professional, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today.

Guest: Jareen Harris - Jareen Harris, Licensed Professional Counselor discusses her career as a Mental Health Professional.

Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Advancing Safety and Mental Health Resources for First Responders (Springfield, IL) - Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of legislation aimed at protecting the physical and mental health of first responders.

Pritzker signed 56 measures Friday, upping total from this session to 160 (Springfield, IL) - Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday.

Guest: Mental Health Forum - George joins Senators Sims & Joyce and Stacy Jones from Counseling Works for a discussion about mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Guest: Stacy Jones, LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Stacy Jones discusses her journey as a Mental Health Professional.

Southland’s Behavioral Health Founder, President & CEO Twin D. Green Receives Honorary Doctorate (Flossmoor, IL) - The Link & Option Center is proud to announce that their Founder, President, and CEO, Ms. Twin D. Green, is being awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Rhema University, Florida for her work in the Community Mental Health field.