An Illinois lifeline program for suicidal kids has become a bridge to nowhere for many
A WBEZ investigation finds that the state’s solution is buckling under the demand among low-income children for urgent mental health services.
A WBEZ investigation finds that the state’s solution is buckling under the demand among low-income children for urgent mental health services.
Treatment options for the low-income children served by SASS are limited by insurance hoops, systemic blockers and the sheer scarcity of therapists.
The state runs a program that’s supposed to connect low-income children in mental health crisis with treatment. One mother explains how hard services are to get.
Illinois’ lifeline for kids in distress is buckling under a mental health crisis, a WBEZ investigation found.
Lightfoot’s campaign says again that they halted the recruitment effort to CPS and City Colleges students.
In The People’s Agenda survey from WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times, a question about the Chicago Public Schools budget required explaining.
Last year, nine children 17 years old or younger were killed on a weekday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.
From school closings to shrinking enrollment and finances, the candidates for mayor have a lot to talk about for the future of Chicago’s schools.
Lightfoot said the outreach was on the part of a lone campaign staffer who found teachers’ emails through Google.
Principals have fought for years to be able to bargain collectively. That bill passed the Senate on Friday after previously passing the House.