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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — About 73 percent of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 ...