(405 ILCS 150/10)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)

Sec. 10. Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Workgroup.

(a) The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, shall convene a workgroup that includes:

(1) bicameral, bipartisan members of the General Assembly;

(2) at least one representative from the Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery; the Department of Public Health; the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and the Department of Insurance;

(3) the State's Chief Behavioral Health Officer;

(4) the Director of the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative;

(5) service providers from the regional and statewide 9-8-8 call centers;

(6) representatives of organizations that represent people with mental health conditions or substance use disorders;

(7) representatives of organizations that operate an Illinois social services helpline or crisis line other than 9-8-8, including veterans' crisis services;

(8) more than one individual with personal or family lived experience of a mental health condition or substance use disorder;

(9) experts in research and operational evaluation; and

(10) and any other person or persons as determined by the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health.

(b) On or before December 31, 2023, the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, shall submit a report to the General Assembly regarding the Workgroup's findings under Section 15 related to the 9-8-8 call system.

(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)