All articles tagged Mental Health Care

A law passed in 2014 was supposed to ensure Illinois families no longer have to give up custody of their children in order to get them necessary mental health treatment. Even so, for years families with no other options have been forced to abandon their children to get them the help they need, and legislators say state agencies are to blame.

Prairie Center and Rosecrance hope to merge by January 1, 2018

The head of the former Community Elements says they plan to expand their substance abuse treatment services in Champaign-Urbana, now that they have merged with Rockford-based Rosecrance.

More on Illinois Public Media's coverage of mental health issues in central Illinois.