CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group Foundation today announced an initial $2 million in funding to expand its grantmaking program to support young women and girls impacted by trauma and violence... Read more »
Just before the Chicago City Council broke for its August recess, it held a hearing for a policy road map known as Treatment Not Trauma. Mayor Brandon Johnson allowed for the hearing,... Read more »
(WTTW News) A decade-long push to reopen public mental health clinics closed in 2011 and expand efforts to respond to 911 calls for help not with police officers but with social workers... Read more »
FILE – The White House, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster, File) With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of... Read more »
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It’s been almost nine years since the life-changing event that forced Dwight White, then a defensive back on Northwestern University’s football team, to change his trajectory. White took a hit during practice... Read more »
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Organizers estimate that about 100 parents attended the spring session of “Parent University” at Oak Park-River Forest High School, a community-welcome event that offered guidance on navigating mental health issues and topics... Read more »