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MHA Screening: A Local Approach In Cook County, Illinois

With support from Lundbeck US, MHA and MHA Illinois worked together to explore a local approach for using MHA Screening data to improve policy decisions and get people help where they need it the most.

This report was developed to provide community-level findings from MHA Screening data from 2020-2022 in Cook County, Illinois and discuss potential policy and programming opportunities to address mental health needs locally and at the state-level. Based on these findings, this report provides recommendations for investment in three areas:

Strengthening services for youth and young adults
Implementation of crisis services and 988 funding
Mental health workforce development and training

Download report from Mental Health America

Community Education Programs

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MENTAL HEALTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

MHAI introduced a new initiative in 2010, the Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP). MHEP expands MHAI's public education efforts and connects the community with learning and networking opportunities, including the availability of free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) . The goal of MHEP is to provide mental health and other social service providers with the most up-to-date information and tools to successfully work with their clients, as well as to empower consumers to live successful and productive lives.

WHAT IS THE MHEP?

A series of educational presentations/trainings throughout the Chicagoland area and virtual
Presentation topics range from addictions to smoking cessation, bullying to social emotional literacy, and other current mental health topics.
Provides specialized training for professionals to empower clients with mental illnesses in their efforts to quit smoking
Aims to reduce tobacco-related illnesses and deaths in persons with mental illnesses through comprehensive education and tools for professionals who treat and work with them.

WHO BENEFITS from participation in the MHEP?

Social Service Providers
Mental Health Providers - Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Case Managers
Other healthcare providers
Consumers of mental health services
Parents and other caregivers

WHAT WILL PARTICIPANTS GAIN?

• Best practices from experts in the field on a variety of specialty topics

• An opportunity to network with other colleagues and share experiences

• Free continuing education units (CEUs) on a wide range of current topics in the mental health field

Contact Info@mhai.org for more information.