Illinois mental health program for low-income kids plagued by problems
Mental health services and treatment are harder to come by for Illinois children from low-income households.
Screening, Assessment and Support Services, or SASS, is an Illinois program that focuses on connecting kids from low-income homes with mental health services. But some children are falling through the cracks.
Reset digs into a WBEZ investigation of the issues and shortfalls.
GUESTS: Kristen Schorsch, public health and Cook County reporter for WBEZ
Sarah Karp, education reporter for WBEZ
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Illinois mental health program for low-income kids plagued by problems
Mental health services and treatment are harder to come by for Illinois children from low-income households.
Screening, Assessment and Support Services, or SASS, is an Illinois program that focuses on connecting kids from low-income homes with mental health services. But some children are falling through the cracks.
Reset digs into a WBEZ investigation of the issues and shortfalls.
GUESTS: Kristen Schorsch, public health and Cook County reporter for WBEZ
Sarah Karp, education reporter for WBEZ