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The Lincoln Developmental Center was a state school for people with developmental disabilities in Lincoln, Illinois. It was founded in 1877 as the Illinois Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children , became the Lincoln State School in 1954, and adopted its final name in 1975.
The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) (also known as the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act, Mental Retardation Facilities and Construction Act, Public Law 88-164, or the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963) was an act to provide federal funding for community mental health ...
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is launching a portal for families seeking youth mental health services and care. It's called BEACON, which stands for Behavioral Health Care and ...
In 1899, the Illinois General Assembly authorized the creation of the Illinois State Colony for Epileptics under the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities. [1] However, no funds for construction and operation were appropriated until 1913. [2] In 1909, the Board of Administration replaced the Board of State Commissioners of Public ...
The information showed Illinois saw a 50.34% drop in anxiety and depression symptoms from 2020 to 2024. In 2020, 37.12% of people in Illinois reported symptoms of anxiety and depression. That ...
LSSI Services include foster care, [7] [8] mental health services, alcohol and drug treatment, [9] affordable senior housing, [10] residential programs for people with developmental disabilities, and services that help families who have been impacted by incarceration. [4] [1] [11] LSSI serves over 50,000 Illinois residents each year. [12] [4] [6]
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...
To reflect this change in mission, the legislature renamed it the Jacksonville Mental Health and Developmental Center' in 1975. (P.A. 79-581, p. 1895.) (P.A. 79-581, p. 1895.) Jacksonville phased out its in-patient treatment of mental illness and its name was changed one last time to reflect its new mission.