-
McLean County’s Director of Behavioral Health Coordination Kevin McCall announced his resignation Tuesday in an email to colleagues and WGLT. His last day is April 19, and the county is releasing an application for the position soon.
-
McLean County Board Chair Catherine Metsker suspended meetings for the behavioral health advisory committee. She's given little detail about what that might mean for committee members or the public. Here's what WGLT knows so far.
-
A request for $100,000 in stopgap funding for YWCA McLean County's Stepping Stones has proved contentious, with multiple County Board meetings mired by discussing proper protocol and procedure. Despite this, two boards approved the proposal and the full County Board is set to vote on it Thursday.
-
McLean County Board’s Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (BHCC) meetings were indefinitely suspended Friday because it has not been fulfilling the goals set out in 2016, according to an email obtained by WGLT from County Administrator Cassy Taylor. The email said it was “sent on behalf of the County Board Chair” Catherine Metsker.
-
McLean County is hoping to create a mental health database that will combine client information from medical providers, shelters and the criminal justice system to better coordinate care. Health care officials in the area have concerns.
-
More than five years into a worsening behavioral health workforce shortage, the county, community partners and local colleges are still trying to recruit new workers and bounce back.
-
The mayor of Normal supports offering economic development incentives for the Trail East and West projects. The town is negotiating a development agreement with Cedar Falls, Iowa-based Eagle View Partners.
-
The McLean County Board approved its updated mental health action plan Thursday, after postponing the vote one month, to allow more public feedback on the document.
-
The McLean County Board voted 10-7 on Thursday to postpone a vote on an updated mental health action plan.
-
After six years, the Bloomington-Normal area’s mental health and public safety initiative is making a difference, but there’s still a long road ahead, say the effort's leaders.