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This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News. Mental health courts have proliferated across Illinois in recent decades. Now, the state has 31 courts across […]

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News; sign up to receive their newsletter here. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and […]

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Illinois counties have continued to launch new mental health courts, and advocates call for more. Champaign County is the most populous county in the state without one.

A new study shows pediatric mental health triage is often inaccurate, with Black and Hispanic kids more likely to be minimized.

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and addiction since she was a teen and spent time in jail in three states. She’d heard of mental health courts before but didn’t know much about them, and assumed they were something of […]

The courts offer an alternative to incarceration. Outcomes depend heavily on local services.

In a new report, experts weigh in on how 988 and 911 can work together to ensure that people in crisis get the help they need.

Drug overdose deaths fell 13.9% nationally from 2024 to 2025. The state with the biggest decline was Oregon, where overdose deaths fell 35%.

The alternative crisis response program will increase staff and vans, but advocates are still pushing for longer hours.