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Chicago Mental Health Professional Partnerships 

Hope in mental health court: SJNN Fellow Bill Healy reports for WBEZ

June 7, 2016October 31, 2019 SJNN 0 Comments

By Bill Healy Latina Douglas spent more than half her life in “a blur of petty crimes and prostitution, drug use

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Chicago Mental Health 

Proposed mental health safety net ordinance calls for Chicago to join managed care networks, hire more clinic psychiatrists

February 8, 2016October 31, 2019 SJNN

By Alexandria Johnson, SJNN Fellow 2014-2015 Aldermen, union leaders and community members rallied around a proposed Mental Health Safety Net

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Criminal Justice Mental Health 

The story of an autistic young man killed by the police

December 17, 2015October 31, 2019 SJNN

What happens when police officers don’t have the proper training to deal with people with mental illness and developmental disabilities?

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Chicago Mental Health 

A community bond gets Chicagoans out of jail, one at a time

December 14, 2015October 31, 2019 SJNN

By Misha Euceph The nine activists first met over tea and dinner in a warehouse space in the West Loop

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Mental Health Professional Partnerships 

Project Fire offers peace forged in the flame

August 3, 2015August 2, 2016 SJNN

A master glassblower and a U. of C. clinical psychologist have developed an unconventional new treatment program for teens who have experienced violence-related trauma. Story by Steve Bogira, originally published in the Chicago Reader.

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Mental Health Professional Partnerships 

For families of people living with mental illness, police “support” is not the solution

July 15, 2015August 2, 2016 SJNN

The public safety, legal and health systems we expected to help and support my brother ended up further entangling him in trauma and pain. Story by Martin Macias, originally published in Truthout.

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Mental Health NEWS 

Mental illness strikes: Two stories

June 24, 2015August 2, 2016 SJNN

Mental illness affects people of all ages, races, genders and walks of life. But one’s options for dealing with mental

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