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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental | ||||||
| 5 | Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article VII as | ||||||
| 6 | follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new) | ||||||
| 8 | ARTICLE VII. FAMILY CENTERS | ||||||
| 9 | (405 ILCS 80/7-1 new) | ||||||
| 10 | Sec. 7-1. Community-based pilot program. | ||||||
| 11 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | ||||||
| 12 | Services' Division of Mental Health shall make available | ||||||
| 13 | funding for the development and implementation of a | ||||||
| 14 | comprehensive and coordinated continuum of community-based | ||||||
| 15 | pilot programs for persons with or at risk for a mental health | ||||||
| 16 | diagnosis that is sensitive to the needs of local communities. | ||||||
| 17 | The funding shall allow for the development of one or more | ||||||
| 18 | pilot programs that will support the development of local | ||||||
| 19 | social media campaigns that focus on the prevention or | ||||||
| 20 | promotion of mental wellness and provide linkages to mental | ||||||
| 21 | health services, especially for those individuals who are | ||||||
| 22 | uninsured or underinsured. | ||||||
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| 1 | For a provider to be considered for the pilot program, the | ||||||
| 2 | provider must demonstrate the ability to: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) implement the pilot program in an area that shows a | ||||||
| 4 | high need or underutilization of mental health services; | ||||||
| 5 | (2) offer a comprehensive strengths-based array of | ||||||
| 6 | mental health services; | ||||||
| 7 | (3) collaborate with other systems and government | ||||||
| 8 | entities that exist in a community; | ||||||
| 9 | (4) provide education and resources to the public on | ||||||
| 10 | mental health issues, including suicide prevention and | ||||||
| 11 | wellness; | ||||||
| 12 | (5) develop a local social media campaign that focuses | ||||||
| 13 | on the prevention or promotion of mental wellness; | ||||||
| 14 | (6) ensure that the social media campaign is culturally | ||||||
| 15 | relevant, developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, | ||||||
| 16 | and covers information across an individual's lifespan; | ||||||
| 17 | (7) provide linkages to other appropriate services in | ||||||
| 18 | the community; | ||||||
| 19 | (8) provide a presence staffed by mental health | ||||||
| 20 | professionals in natural community settings, which | ||||||
| 21 | includes any setting where an individual who has not been | ||||||
| 22 | diagnosed with a mental illness typically spends time; and | ||||||
| 23 | (9) explore partnership opportunities with | ||||||
| 24 | institutions of higher learning in the areas of social work | ||||||
| 25 | or mental health. | ||||||
| 26 | (b) The Department of Human Services is authorized to adopt | ||||||
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| 1 | and implement any administrative rules necessary to carry out | ||||||
| 2 | the pilot program.
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