Bill Text: IL HB3698 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to create the Cultural Empowerment Program to make grants-in-aid to one or more community providers to provide outreach, engagement, training, and support to faith-based organizations serving communities that are underserved by mental and behavioral health resources. Requires the Department to provide a list of ZIP codes identifying the targeted communities. Provides that grantees under the program shall utilize all available resources to provide initial relationship building within community areas by delivering training to faith-based leadership and providing connection through personal stories from persons with lived expertise to the leadership of faith communities or their congregations. Requires grantees to: (i) provide information about the Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) credential to interested individuals; (ii) build relationships with local community mental health centers (CMHCs) and other behavioral health providers to help facilitate linkage to mental health services for people in targeted communities; (iii) ensure that consumers in the program experience a warm handoff between the grantee and the CMHC or other service provider; (iv) assist consumers in navigating or bypassing wait lists and other barriers to accessing care; (v) use their relationships with CMHCs and service providers to support expansion of services when needed and where possible; (vi) utilize their expertise to build relationships with faith-based communities in the targeted communities and ensure that those organizations are aware of the behavioral health resources available; and other matters. Provides that the Department shall prioritize organizations that are existing trusted messengers within targeted communities in awarding funding under the program. Provides that the program shall begin operations no later than July 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0355 [HB3698 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3698-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3698 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 80/7-5 new
Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish family centers throughout the State to provide counseling and mental health services to families who are indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as determined by Department rule. Provides that the Department shall employ or contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide those services.
LRB103 28922 SPS 55308 b
A BILL FOR
HB3698 LRB103 28922 SPS 55308 b
AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental
Disability Services Act is by adding Section 7-5 as follows:
(405 ILCS 80/7-5 new)
Sec. 7-5. Mental health services for indigent families.
The Department of Human Services shall establish family
centers throughout this State to provide counseling and mental
health services to families who are indigent based on any
behavior or mental health condition as determined by
Department rule. The Department shall employ or contract with
psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social
workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to
provide those services.