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Posts tagged "mental health"

Rev. Jackson's endorsement of NATO protest strengthens bond between anti-poverty, anti-war groups

Rev. Jackson's endorsement of NATO protest strengthens bond between anti-poverty, anti-war groups
Since plans for the NATO summit in Chicago were announced, advocates working on issues of poverty in Chicago have found increasingly common cause with anti-war protesters. The endorsement of the May 20 march against NATO earlier this month by Rev. Jesse Jackson, along with support from Rev. Phil Blackwell, National Nurses United and members of... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 24, 2012 at 10:43 am
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Race and poverty roundup: Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic protests continue, 6-year-old is handcuffed, officers who shot autistic boy cleared, and more...

After three nights, the tent city outside the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic is no more. Police evicted protesters trying to keep it and five other mental health facilities from closing by April 30. Despite this setback, protesters told The Chicago Reporter they plan to set up camp again across the street from the clinic. Bill... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 20, 2012 at 9:45 am
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NATO summit count-off: How much will the May summit really cost the city?

There have been a lot of numbers thrown out about the coming NATO summit–tens of millions in expected costs to the city while thousands of delegates, journalists and protesters are expected to converge on the city. Though the G8 summit will no longer figure in these calculations since it was moved to Camp David, Md... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 13, 2012 at 10:07 am
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Chicago-style caroling: Mental health protesters sing their budget objections to city council

Chicago-style caroling: Mental health protesters sing their budget objections to city council
This morning, groups protesting the closure of half of Chicago’s mental health clinics and the layoff of 208 staff members will gather at city hall to serenade Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago’s aldermen. They’ve taken the usual holiday tunes and modified them just a bit to express their dissatisfaction. Looking for a new take on... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
December 14, 2011 at 10:35 am
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Employee Christmas present from Chicago Department of Public Health: 208 layoffs

Employee Christmas present from Chicago Department of Public Health: 208 layoffs
It’s lousy to get laid off at Christmas time. But even lousier to hear about it through a cryptic message faxed to your office. That’s how many Chicago Department of Public Health employees learned last week that they were going to be laid off. A faxed table of employee layoffs they’d never heard of went... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
December 13, 2011 at 11:09 am
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City mental health patients will have to travel four more miles to find treatment

I’m told that Chicago used to be the “jewel of the Midwest” when it came to mental health clinics. We used to have 20 outpatient clinics, a reaction to the de-institutionalization of mental health in the sixties–taking people out of asylums and helping them live a regular life at home, with treatment. Centers used to... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 25, 2011 at 11:53 am
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Emanuel's biggest cut: services for the poor

Emanuel's biggest cut: services for the poor
Look at any area of the city’s 2012 budget, as proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and you won’t see any bite larger than from the area labeled “community services.” Most section of the budget is getting cut. Finance and administration down by 3.1 percent. Legislative and elections down 9.5 percent. Infrastructure down 1 percent. City... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 14, 2011 at 11:39 am
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Quinn: Budget forces me to lay off 1,938 state workers, close seven facilities

Quinn: Budget forces me to lay off 1,938 state workers, close seven facilities
Gov. Pat Quinn today moved to shutter three state mental health facilities, two centers for people with developmental disabilities and two prisons, saying the fiscal year 2012 budget passed by members of the Illinois General Assembly during the spring legislative session failed to provide sufficient tax dollars to fund their operations. During the spring legislative... Read more »
By Micah Maidenberg,
September 8, 2011 at 2:57 pm
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Mayor dodges protesters asking questions about the city's mental health services

Mayor dodges protesters asking questions about the city's mental health services
For N’dana Carter, the fight for the city’s mental health services isn’t just political; it’s personal. “I suffer from depression and panic attacks. In those panic attacks, sometimes I think about suicide,” Carter said. “Without being able to go to the clinic, I could get help.” But you wouldn’t guess Carter is struggling from the... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
August 16, 2011 at 4:28 pm
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Is state's new budget adding water to soup?

Is state's new budget adding water to soup?
“What it looks like is mental health care for the indigent, for the poor, is going away.” So said Dr. Carl Bell, president and CEO of Community Mental Health Council, when asked about the the budget Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law the last day of June. “I’m terrified. I think the state is trying... Read more »
By Micah Maidenberg,
July 6, 2011 at 2:51 pm
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