Illinois Association for Behavioral Health

02/18/2026

Please join us on Thursday, February 26th for "Ethics in the Clinical Relationship" presented by Mark Sanders! To learn more and register for this training, click the link in our bio or visit ilabh.org/trainings!

02/13/2026

During Black History Month, we honor trailblazers like Bebe Moore Campbell, author, journalist, teacher, and fierce mental health advocate. Her legacy reminds us that advocacy, representation, and compassion save lives.

To learn more about Black pioneers who shaped the mental health movement, explore this resource from Mental Health America: https://mhanational.org/resources/black-pioneers-in-mental-health/

02/12/2026

Generation Lead is an IABH led statewide campaign that works to empower, educate, and promote change throughout the state of Illinois. Generation Lead is an all-encompassing prevention education campaign to bring awareness to youth and communities on substance use and misuse.

Generation Lead has a variety of FREE materials that can be ordered for your school, coalition or agency to utilize!

✨Make sure to check out Generation Lead's website (generationlead.org) to order your resources today.

02/02/2026

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1963.

01/29/2026

Mark your calendars! We're gearing up for the 2026 IABH Conference, and we want you to join us! Collaborate and grow with over 300 fellow attendees - including community behavioral health prevention, treatment, and recovery providers and professionals.

We can't wait to share more information with you soon on keynotes, sponsor and exhibitor opportunities, travel and stay, and so much more. See you in September!

01/16/2026

“The lack of recognition that prevention is a key part of this, and a lot of the grants that were originally terminated yesterday relate to prevention,” Jud DeLoss, CEO of the Illinois Association of Behavioral Health, told BHB. “It’s puzzling that the administration would think that prevention would be something that should be cut when it’s preemptive.”

The Trump administration and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) restored billions in funding less than 24 hours after abruptly terminating $2

01/14/2026

Please join IABH, along with our partners, Community Behavioral Healthcare Association, Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, and NAMI Illinois on April 15th at the Capitol in Springfield to lobby for behavioral health legislative initiatives.

Registration will open at the end of the month and we hope to see you there!

01/09/2026

On February 10th at 10 AM, Dr. Lillian Hatch will deep dive into ACE’s and Trauma Informed Care. To learn more about the Trauma Survivor Model, register below! https://www.ilabh.org/trainings

01/06/2026

Please join us on January 28th to learn about the changes made in the ASAM 4th Edition at 10:30 AM - 12 PM. https://www.ilabh.org/trainings

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from a few of our IABH staff! We hope everyone has been able to have a relaxing and recharging holiday break. We are so grateful for all the support in 2025, and excited for all the things we have in store for 2026! Happy New Year!