As students in Illinois and across the country settle in to their fall routines, families are approaching a tipping point in the mental health crisis — and leaders are working to respond.

The Illinois Department of Human Services announced that the state will financially support the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline ...

Despite federal funding cuts, Illinois will continue to provide mental health support to LGBTQIA+ youth on its 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

As the financial situation in Illinois spirals, negotiations to increase spending on backlogs of Medicaid payments failed this week, which could force a court to order the state to pay costly ...

Too many kids in mental health crisis aren’t getting the help they need The state admits the shortcomings of its lifeline program for low-income suicidal children.

Illinois is facing a Medicaid funding crisis on numerous fronts, with congressional Republicans now working in committee to solidify as much as $880 billion in cuts that a Washington think tank ...

Illinois’ 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will continue to provide mental health support services for LGBTQ+ youths, despite ...

Rooted in disinvestment and growing amid economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois is facing a statewide mental health crisis due to workforce shortages and accessibility.

The 988 service is still operating nationally, but the Trump administration ended tailored assistance for LGBTQIA+ youth and ...

The top official of Illinois' Medicaid program recently said if the state legislature does not enact certain measures to hold down Medicaid costs, the state's program could be heading toward a crisis.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Illinois’ application for such a waiver July 2. It extends through June 30, ... life skills training, and crisis intervention. ...

Hospitals in central Illinois are rejecting managed Medicaid plans at such a troubling rate that lawmakers are calling it a “crisis.” Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital and Memorial Health ...