Improving Lives
It's Working
- 18,000 residents received care
- 11,420 with serious mental illness
- 3,527 with substance use disorders
- 147 new local mental health providers
- Developing local advanced training to fill the provider gaps
- Finally have critical services for children!
- Over 50% of all served were young:
- Ages 9 – 15
- Ages 19-26
- Over 50% of all served were young:
- Elevated the mental health services in the jail
- Model for all -Recognized across the country for its excellence
- Critical services now for juvenile offenders
- Co-responder program with the Rockford Police increases safety for all
- $14.6 million funded essential programs like crisis response, housing, and treatment
- Over 40 agencies
Mental Health Treatment
Diagnostic Evaluation
Counseling
Medication Management
Substance Abuse Services
Housing
Supportive Housing
Residential Assistance
Homeless and Mentally Ill
Critical Response
Crisis Telephone
Walk-in Crisis
Crisis Outreach
Crisis Residential
Family Support and Rehabilitation
Assistance to Families
Social Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation
Case Management
A Solid Foundation Supports Success
It is the sad truth that our community offered very little resources or services. Now the foundation is laid, the building begun, and services are rapidly deploying.
The cornerstone of this progress is the Community Support System (CSS).
The CSS is a research based system relying on local data and local input long held as the standard for developing community mental health and substance abuse services. Adherence to this model guarantees the long term success by shielding from distraction, protecting from arbitrary political agendas, and ensures long term success at the highest levels.
The Board
The Board was established in 2020 by an overwhelming majority of voters and is an appointed group of community leaders who are passionate about metal health and substance abuse. The Board is evidence based, process oriented, outcome informed, always urgent and focused on excellence for everyone and everywhere.
Meetings are open, the 1st Wednesday, 2:00 PM.
A Sample of the over 40 Programs Serving 18,000 people
Paid for by Citizens for a Healthy Community