>>Upcoming Events
Rally Day and other advocacy
Mental Health supporters will speak up for mental health in Springfield on May 14. But that's not the only way for us to make our case.
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     >>News
The Thresholds Institute Invites You to a Confeference
The Thresholds Institute invites you to a conference, July 18, 2008. From Cliff to Slope: Easing the Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Mental Health Needs aims to address the needs specifically geared toward young adults with mental health concerns.
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Community Course Offering: "Psychiatric Illnesses 101"
Learn more about mental illness, treatment and recovery at Thresholds' Psychiatric Illnesses 101 course on Saturday mornings from May 31 to June 28.
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Program helped people move out of nursing homes
The Associated Press has done an article about our Direct Connect pilot program, which was successful at helping people with mental illness move out of nursing homes and live independently.
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Chiasso Cares
Modern Home Furnishings Store Hosts Private Shopping Event
Benefitting Thresholds

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WLS-AM Interviews CEO Anthony Zipple
WLS-AM's Carol O'Keefe interviewed Thresholds CEO Anthony M. Zipple, Sc.D., M.B.A., for her Community Connections program last month. If you missed the interview when it aired, you can catch it here...
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Illinois Rehabilitation Association Awards Thresholds Staffer & Partners
The Illinois Rehabilitation Association honored Shirley Helm from the Thresholds Research & Training Center with the 2007 Jacqueline Hanback Award, recognizing a professional in the rehabilitation field. The organization also recognized two agency partner
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Thresholds' Paxton House Featured in Behavioral Healthcare Magazine
Thresholds' 2006 Lilly Reintegration Award Winner, Paxton House for Diabetes Management, is a feature in the March 2007 issue of Behavioral Healthcare Magazine...
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WBEZ report: Caring for People with Mental Illness
NPR's WBEZ-FM talked to Thresholds CEO Anthony Zipple and other mental healthcare advocates to discuss how Illinois cares for its citizens with mental illnesses
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Long Journey to Change Chicago's Mental Health System
Medill News Wire reporter Soo-kyung Seo meets with Thresholds representatives for their take on the Chicago Department of Public Health's first ever report on the city's publically-funded mental healthcare system...
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Thresholds Bike Club: Advancing Healthy Lifestyles
Nearly two dozen members have found a new path to a healthier life thanks to the Thresholds Bike Club and the generosity of Tom and Liz Poulson...
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Thresholds named one of "Chicago's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For"
Once again, Thresholds, Illinois’ oldest and largest psychiatric rehabilitation center, has been named one of "Chicago 's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for" by the National Association for Business Resources.
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Chicago Tribune Features the Thresholds Mothers' Project
Reporter Bonnie Miller Rubin visits the Thresholds Mothers' Project to learn more about this nationally-recognized mental healthcare program for parents with mental illness. Meeting with program participants, Rubin reports...
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WBEZ report: Caring for People with Mental Illness
NPR's WBEZ-FM talked to Thresholds CEO Anthony Zipple and other mental healthcare advocates to discuss how Illinois cares for its citizens with mental illnesses
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     >>Legislative Action
Governor's Fee-For-Service Proposal
Governor Blagojevich, through the Department of Human Services (DHS), is proposing a shift in how funding is distributed to providers of mental healthcare services.
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Chicago Tribune Editorial on Fee-for-Service
"Looking for any way possible out of the state's monstrous budget shortfall without raising income or sales taxes, Illinois' budgeteers have been forced to look under some mighty sensitive rocks for extra cash."
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