Outreach workers say fewer shelter beds and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s recent crackdown on people sleeping at O’Hare has forced more unhoused people onto trains and buses.
Una investigación de WBEZ encontró que la solución del estado se está debilitando ante la creciente demanda de servicios de salud mental, especialmente entre menores de familias de bajos ingresos.
Ice is usually a common winter sight on the Great Lakes. But this season, ice cover on the lakes has been distinctly low.
By dosing teenage lab rats with THC, Kuei Tseng can see the impact of weed on brain development. The bottom line: There’s more the public needs to know.
Only about 30 hospitals statewide have beds for kids who need inpatient mental health care. “No matter what the investment is, we need to make it,” says one doctor.
A WBEZ investigation found a lifeline for children in extreme emotional distress has become a bridge to nowhere. Help us dig deeper into youth mental health issues.
A WBEZ investigation finds that the state’s solution is buckling under the demand among low-income children for urgent mental health services.
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 Federal Aviation Administration has given the project its go-ahead. Conservationists say their fight is not over.
