Mental Health

Chestnut Health Systems and the McLean County Center for Human Services plan to coordinate care for their clients by placing staff at each other's facilities and sharing electronic medical records.

A New York-based for-profit company would be the majority owner of OSF HealthCare's planned psychiatric hospital in Peoria. The company was cited for multiple health and safety violations at a similar facility in Washington state.

The McLean County Center for Human Services will take over operations of the county's walk-in crisis facility, if the County Board approves.

McLean County's mental health initiatives are getting national attention. The National Association of Counties has tabbed McLean County and about a dozen other counties and cities to share ideas through the new Familiar Faces Initiative.

Dr. Hudson Riehl says parents have to process their own feelings before they can help their children.

Sustainability was the keyword at Wednesday's Bloomington Zoning Board of Appeals meeting where four petitioners applied for chicken coops.

The idea of a Twin City recovery center for people struggling with mental health issues and substance abuse is the focus of a community survey.

For some mothers, the birth of a baby can result in the development of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Nicki Petersen and Catherine Carroll have become advocates for maternal mental health.

The Central Illinois Bridge Academy is expected to serve about 40 students from 7th-12th grade in the four-county region covered by ROE 17.