The Troubling State of Mental Health Care in Illinois

The Troubling State of Mental Health Care in Illinois
The Troubling State of Mental Health Care in Illinois

The Troubling State of Mental Health Care in Illinois

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Both Chicago and Illinois have made big cuts to mental health services in recent years. That’s left dealing with mental illness on the plates of people who never set out to do that job, like the police. Alexa James from the National Alliance on Mental Health details the group’s new white paper that points to statewide problems with mental health care. (Flickr/A Health Blog)