Thresholds Awarded $2 Million For Additional Certified Behavioral Health Clinics

The two grants are renewable for up to four years and will expand services for the communities in Kankakee County and Chicago’s South Side FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 21, 2023 Today, Thresholds was awarded two grants totaling $2 million, renewable for up to four years, to create two additional Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics […]

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Thresholds’ Research on Virtual Reality Job Interview Training Published in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal published a study – the Molly study – about the efficacy of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT) for unemployed individuals with serious mental illnesses. Through research programs at Thresholds, led by our Vice President of Research Lisa Razzano, Ph.D., this study found that VR-JIT provided needed exposure and practice with […]

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New State Housing is Recovery Pilot Program to Provide Housing to People Experiencing Homelessness and Serious Mental Illnesses or Substance Use Conditions 

The intersections of homelessness, serious mental illnesses, chronic substance use, and stark racial disparities in access to affordable housing and care are very real. The federal government and other national groups estimate that more than 25% of the unhoused population have a severe mental illness and 35% have a chronic substance use condition. In Chicago […]

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Governor Pritzker Signs Legislation Requiring Insurance Coverage of Mental Health Prevention Visits 

We are thrilled that Governor Pritzker signed The Mental Health and Wellness Act (HB2847) on Friday.  The legislation requires most private insurance plans in Illinois to cover an annual mental health and wellness visit to a mental health professional at no cost to the insured, beginning in 2025. Rep. Lindsey LaPointe and Sen. Laura Fine […]

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Thresholds’ Response To Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Upholding The Elimination Of Cash Bail

Supreme Court decision is a victory for dismantling systemic racism and discrimination  The Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday to uphold the elimination of cash bail is a major victory toward dismantling systemic racism. Cash bail requires a person who has been arrested to post bail while awaiting trial, before guilt or innocence is established. This discriminatory […]

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