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Tag: safety net

Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

South Side’s maternal health desert poses added risks for Black women during pandemic

by Curtis Black July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

The planned closing of Mercy Hospital underscores the dramatic loss of maternity services in Chicago over the past year — reflecting the failure of local government agencies to adequately fund critical services in vulnerable communities, advocates say.

Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: As Illinois reopens, pandemic response leaves hardest hit behind

by Asraa Mustufa May 29, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

AI algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often end up punishing the poor instead

by Michele Gilman February 20, 2020February 20, 2020
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

City clinics to get boost in expanded mental health services budget

by Curtis Black November 25, 2019November 25, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Health, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

It’s time to reopen Chicago’s closed mental health clinics

by Curtis Black May 9, 2019
Posted inLetter to the Editor, Perspectives

Why are police our first responders to the mental health crisis?

by Elisabeth Wallich April 23, 2018April 23, 2018
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel’s privatizing mental health clinic in Roseland raises concerns

by Curtis Black November 3, 2016April 23, 2018
Posted inHealth, Publisher's Note

For many with mental illness, it’s arrest, incarcerate, release, repeat

by Susan Smith Richardson April 27, 2015November 3, 2016
Posted inCover Story, Health

Guilty of mental illness

by Deborah L. Shelton April 27, 2015November 3, 2016
Posted inHealth, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Public access to mental health care dealt another blow

by Curtis Black February 19, 2014April 23, 2018

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