What is the SASS mental health care program for Illinois kids?
The safety net is designed to help low-income patients. Today, 50% of Illinois children – about 1.5 million – receive Medicaid benefits.
The safety net is designed to help low-income patients. Today, 50% of Illinois children – about 1.5 million – receive Medicaid benefits.
Treatment options for the low-income children served by SASS are limited by insurance hoops, systemic blockers and the sheer scarcity of therapists.
The state runs a program that’s supposed to connect low-income children in mental health crisis with treatment. One mother explains how hard services are to get.
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