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  2. Jacksonville Developmental Center - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. ‘Sad, scary, frustrating:’ Gaps exist in southwestern ...

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    The region doesn’t have enough places to go or professionals to provide psychiatric care to everyone who needs it. ‘Sad, scary, frustrating:’ Gaps exist in southwestern Illinois mental ...

  6. Macon car shop employee says he was mocked for disability ...

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    Employers who have more than 15 employees are required to provide people with disabilities “an equal opportunity to benefit from the employment-related opportunities available to others.”

  7. Illinois House OKs measure to give mental health workers ...

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    Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2022 signed into law a measure that would eventually create a pilot program for social workers or other mental health professionals to work with police officers during mental ...

  8. Lincoln Developmental Center - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1956 – The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-830) was an Act of Congress passed to improve mental health care in the United States territory of Alaska. The Act succeeded in its initial aim of establishing a mental health care system for Alaska, funded by income from lands allocated to a mental health trust.