Community Behavioral Healthcare Association

04/21/2026

“For the mental health system, and particularly for facility-based care, it (Medicaid) is the financial foundation. And when you simultaneously reduce who’s covered, what providers get paid, and limit the tools states have to make up the difference, you’re not just trimming around the edges; you’re undermining the whole structure,” Kimball said.

Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health care to people who need it.

04/16/2026

A meaningful and productive day at our state’s Capitol for Behavioral Health Advocacy Day!

We spent time advocating for strengthening the 988 crisis continuum and pushing for greater transparency in how managed care organizations conduct post-payment reviews—along with several other key issues impacting access to care.

These conversations matter. They impact real people, real families, and real outcomes every single day.

Grateful for the dedication of our members, trade partners, and fellow advocates who showed up and spoke out to move this work forward.

04/16/2026

Happy Behavioral Health Advocacy Day! 💙

Today, Thresholds proudly joined advocates in Springfield to push for stronger mental health and substance use care. But you don’t have to be there to make an impact.

Take a few minutes to speak up:

📍 Find your state representative and senator using your home address
🔗 https://bit.ly/48PCG13
🌐 Visit their profile to get their Springfield office phone number
📞 Call your representative and ask them to co-sponsor HB4812 and HJR52
📞 Call your senator and ask them to co-sponsor SB3165 and SJR51

A quick call can go a long way in supporting Housing is Recovery and protecting access to care.

04/16/2026

Community Behavioral Healthcare Association CEO Blanca Campos and IARF Senior VP Emily Miller meet with Margaret Croke - State Representative on Illinois Behavioral Health Advocacy Day

04/13/2026

Congratulations to Mary Garrison and the extraordinary team at Heritage Behavioral Health Center on the incredible milestone of your 70th anniversary!
Heritage Behavioral Health Center

04/13/2026

Well-deserved recognition! Congratulations, Jamal!
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.

Congratulations to our CEO, Jamal Malone, on being named a Notable Leader in Health Care by Crain's Chicago Business. This well-deserved recognition highlights his exceptional leadership and steadfast commitment to our mission. Thank you, Jamal, for your incredible dedication to improving lives and continuing to set a powerful example for our entire organization!

04/09/2026

"Refugees and individuals granted asylum in the U.S. are among those in Illinois expected to lose food assistance beginning this spring as the Trump administration’s tax and spending bill is implemented."

Refugees and people granted asylum in the U.S. will join thousands of others in Illinois expected to lose their food assistance starting this spring as the Trump administration’s tax and spending bill goes into effect.

04/07/2026

"Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

Idaho’s experience may serve as a harbinger for other states poised to make deep cuts in Medicaid."

Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

04/03/2026

🌍 April is National Minority Health Month 🌍

Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a healthy life. At IDHS, we’re committed to advancing health equity and reducing barriers that impact communities across Illinois.

This month – and every month – we’re focused on:

✨ Expanding access to essential services
✨ Supporting community-driven solutions
✨ Responding to people’s needs so they can live healthy, safe, and enriched lives

Together, we’re working to build stronger, healthier communities across Illinois.

04/02/2026

03/30/2026

"Between 5 million and 10 million people could be disenrolled due to cuts to the safety-net insurance program, depending on states’ mitigation strategies, according to the analysis."

Between 5 million and 10 million people could be disenrolled due to cuts to the safety-net insurance program, depending on states’ mitigation strategies, according to the analysis.

03/26/2026

Behind every mission is a “why.”

At Thresholds, our Board of Directors brings more than leadership - they bring personal conviction, lived experiences, and powerful moments that shape their commitment to mental health. We’re asking board members to share the stories behind their support: what moved them, what keeps them engaged, and why they continue to choose Thresholds year after year.

These are the moments that turn awareness into action, and compassion into lifelong commitment. 💙 Our first story comes from Thresholds board member, Ronald Grais.

🗨️ Every year when it starts to get cold, I go looking for coats. I find them and I bring them to Thresholds members, the people Thresholds serves every single day, many of whom were living on the streets before Thresholds found them, housed them, and helped them find employment.

My family has been serving Thanksgiving lunch at a Thresholds residence for so many years that my granddaughter was a baby in arms the first time she came. She kept coming every year, too, until she moved to San Francisco after graduating college. That's just what we do.

But for me, my commitment to Thresholds really started with a moment in a kitchen.

One night I was walking through a building I'd developed, and I saw a man from a Thresholds cleaning crew. He'd taken off his rubber gloves and was reading a medical textbook. A big one, with drawings. I asked him about it.

He said, "I had my first episode of schizophrenia during my first year of medical school. I know I'm not going to be a doctor. But Thresholds is helping me get my life back together, and this job is part of how I do that."

I couldn't quite believe it. That moment knocked the legs right out from under me. And I've spent the last 45 years trying to help people just like him. 🗨️

Ron has given 45 years to Thresholds. If his story moved you, consider giving what you can. Every dollar goes directly toward Thresholds' mission: to help people living with mental health and substance use conditions build lives of stability, dignity, and purpose — through housing, meaningful work, and the kind of steadfast human support that never stops showing up. The link to give is in our bio and here. 🎁 Make a gift at thresholds.org/donate.