Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/mental-health/page/2/)
A new $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will support more mental health services at 10 high schools on the South and West sides of the city, where students are at high risk of exposure to violence.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel should combat the root causes of youth gun violence by better funding school social workers and counselors, early childhood education, and mental health clinics.
Black neighborhoods with a legacy of disinvestment and segregation struggle to repurpose shuttered schools.
Better training could help police officers avoid interactions that could have a lasting negative impact on children’s development.
The agency’s efforts may be too little, too late as City Hall makes plans to scrap IPRA and start over with a new police oversight board.
A recent survey found that language barriers are a major problem when it comes to providing mental health services to families with young children—putting children at risk of being misdiagnosed with learning or behavior problems.
The officer who shot Quintonio LeGrier is suing the victim’s family for $10 million in damages, citing emotional trauma.
From Emmett Till to Rekia Boyd, generations of families affected by racial violence find solace by supporting each other’s struggles.
Philip Coleman was tased multiple times by Chicago police, despite the risk of death when a Taser is used on a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
Seven of the 10 Chicago police districts with the most mental health-related 911 calls were in predominately African-American or Latino neighborhoods on the South and West sides where services for people living with mental illness are few.