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The three-digit phone number replaced the previous ten-digit number for behavioral health assistance last year. In Illinois, a call to 988 is triaged through a call center, or transferred to a mobile crisis response unit, said Jim Harryman, the 988 crisis services grant director at UnityPoint-UnityPlace.
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According to the 2022 Community Needs Health Assessment survey, the percentage of people reporting “poor” mental health doubled in the past three years to 16%.
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The healthcare organization plans to convert the 16-acre property at 2223 W. Heading Ave. into the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center.
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UnityPoint will pay between $8 to 10 million for the West Peoria facility, depending on the amount of state and federal funding they can secure. That's far less than the $42 million in bonds issued to pay for its construction.
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With the Tri-County’s COVID-19 caseload climbing sharply during the Christmas season, public health specialists are urging people to take care of their mental well-being in addition to their physical condition.
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During National Addiction Treatment Week, Peoria’s UnityPlace is stressing the need for people battling substance abuse to seek professional assistance.
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A new child behavioral health center is among the projects included in a new wave of congressional earmarks.
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With COVID-19 leading to an expansion of telehealth services in the past year, Peoria area health care professionals expect those remote treatment options…
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A potent, hard-t0-detect snythetic opioid is circulating in central Illinois.Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said brorphine has killed just under 20…
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Nearly seven months of coping with lives upended by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many people on edge. WCBU's Tim Shelley recently spoke with Cody…