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Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Mental health providers in Central Illinois offering ketamine say it has changed patients' lives for the better. Still, only a handful of clinics offer the service, and additional barriers can prevent ...
Mental Health Court is a two-year program — open to people convicted of nonviolent crimes driven by mental illness.
"Today, positive outcomes are not only possible; they are experienced every day," writes Shaun Doherty, CEO of The Pavilion ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State lawmakers and advocates argue Illinois needs to provide more funding for mental health services on college campuses. Many argue the state is falling short on a ...
AFSP Illinois Expands Free Public Programs to Help People Recognize Warning Signs and Act CHICAGO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide ...
With only about 1,200 state psychiatric beds in Illinois, he says more funding for community mental health would allow people who don’t need 24/7 hospitalization to leave state mental hospitals ...
CHICAGO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP-IL) is honoring Mental Health Awareness Month in May by hosting a series of ...
"Breaking stigma takes collective effort, but every conversation and action helps move our community toward greater understanding and compassion." ...
Timberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies.