Center for Youth and Family Solutions

The McLean County Board of Health got around 13 applications from groups looking to fund behavioral health efforts. It's chosen seven projects, all with a mental health focus.

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions started offering a Single Session Intervention to get clients more immediate services while on a therapy waitlist.

McLean County System of Care is hosting its first Youth and Family Resource Fair from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Western Avenue Community Center in Bloomington.

McLean County’s new Family Treatment Court accepted its first client and received a $750,000 grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to fund operations.

Major projects include creating a universal screening tool for mental health in schools across districts, introducing an additional youth psychiatrist in the community, and starting at-home care visits.

McLean County received a grant to expand and improve youth and adolescent mental health services, which it's been lacking in for years.

In a time when concerns are rising about the social and emotional health of youth, there are not enough child psychiatrists to provide services.A little…