In 2012, the 92nd Street Y, in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, created Giving Tuesday as a charitable answer to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail shopping days, #GivingTuesday is a worldwide movement to encourage giving and celebrate generosity.
Senator Laura Fine (D-9th District, Glenview), Chair of the Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee, convened a subject matter hearing on Friday, October 22, 2021, regarding the ongoing crisis that behavioral healthcare providers are experiencing in retaining and recruiting staff.
As the need for mental health and substance misuse services continues to increase, Chester Memorial Hospital and ComWell have worked side-by-side to provide healthcare workers and community members viable solutions that bridge the gaps in healthcare continuum.
This grant will be used to help build a stronger whole health network that increases the presence of psychiatric services among the community, create streamlined emergency department discharge and referral protocols, and assess the feasibility of an inpatient substance use treatment facility.
ComWell has achieved national accreditation through the Illinois Council on Accreditation (COA). ComWell is a local non-profit provider of behavioral health, substance use and developmental disability services in Southern Illinois.
Let’s talk goals for 2021! Whether we’re breaking out an unmarked calendar or simply scrolling to the month of January, there is always a sense of new beginnings and fresh starts when we begin the year again on January 1st. We make resolutions, set goals and wait for the clock to strike midnight before we…