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| Public Act 101-0061 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental | ||||
Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article VII as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new) | ||||
ARTICLE VII. FAMILY CENTERS | ||||
(405 ILCS 80/7-1 new) | ||||
Sec. 7-1. Community-based pilot program. | ||||
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | ||||
Services' Division of Mental Health shall make available | ||||
funding for the development and implementation of a | ||||
comprehensive and coordinated continuum of community-based | ||||
pilot programs for persons with or at risk for a mental health | ||||
diagnosis that is sensitive to the needs of local communities. | ||||
The funding shall allow for the development of one or more | ||||
pilot programs that will support the development of local | ||||
social media campaigns that focus on the prevention or | ||||
promotion of mental wellness and provide linkages to mental | ||||
health services, especially for those individuals who are | ||||
uninsured or underinsured. | ||||
For a provider to be considered for the pilot program, the | ||
provider must demonstrate the ability to: | ||
(1) implement the pilot program in an area that shows a | ||
high need or underutilization of mental health services; | ||
(2) offer a comprehensive strengths-based array of | ||
mental health services; | ||
(3) collaborate with other systems and government | ||
entities that exist in a community; | ||
(4) provide education and resources to the public on | ||
mental health issues, including suicide prevention and | ||
wellness; | ||
(5) develop a local social media campaign that focuses | ||
on the prevention or promotion of mental wellness; | ||
(6) ensure that the social media campaign is culturally | ||
relevant, developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, | ||
and covers information across an individual's lifespan; | ||
(7) provide linkages to other appropriate services in | ||
the community; | ||
(8) provide a presence staffed by mental health | ||
professionals in natural community settings, which | ||
includes any setting where an individual who has not been | ||
diagnosed with a mental illness typically spends time; and | ||
(9) explore partnership opportunities with | ||
institutions of higher learning in the areas of social work | ||
or mental health. | ||
(b) The Department of Human Services is authorized to adopt | ||
and implement any administrative rules necessary to carry out | ||
the pilot program.
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