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​In December 2023, the Kane County Board allocated nearly $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal pandemic recovery funds to KCHD to launch a multi-faceted endeavor to address gaps in the behavioral health system, including coordinating access to treatment and resources to support youth and families.

Expansion of Behavioral Health Services and Providers

• Association for Individual Development: Family services expansion, electronic medical record expansion
  
• Boys and Girls Club of North Central Illinois: Case management
  
• Casa Michoacan: Expansion of Services
  
• Community Crisis Center: EMDR clinician training 
  
• Ecker Center for Behavioral Health: Supportive employment program
  
• Family Counseling Services: Collaborative care program
  
• Family Guidance Centers: Mobile harm reduction outreach
  
• Family Recovery Centers: Strengthening family wellness
  
• Family Services Association: School-based mental health services, mental health first aid program
  
• Fox Valley Hands of Hope: Adult programming, support groups
  
• Kids Above All: Clinician expansion
  
• Kane County Health Department: Buprenorphine Physician Training Program​
  
• Kane County Health Department: Case management program
  
• Kane County Health Department: Fatality review program
  
• Kane County Health Department: Naloxone dispenser distribution
  
• Mathers Recovery: Mental health service expansion, neuropsychological/neurodevelopmental evaluations
  
• Mid Valley Special Co-op" Social-emotional learning support
  
• Mutual Ground: Substance use prevention education in schools
  
• Plum Tree Child and Adolescent Psychology: Neuropsychological/neurodevelopmental evaluations​
  
• Suicide Prevention Services of America: Service expansion
  
• The START Program: Behavioral health services for victims of violence
  
• Tri-City Family Services: Service expansion 
• VNA Healthcare: Expansion of behavioral health and opioid use disorder services
• Well Child Center: Integration of maternal mental health support services into WIC
• World Relief Aurora: Expansion of behavioral health services
• Youth Outlook: LGBTQ+ youth service expansion to Kane County

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Advancements in Health Equity

• Community Crisis Center:​ Bilingual staff expansion
• Elgin Partnership for Early Learning: School readiness support
• Kane County Health Department: Behavioral health provider interpretation training​​
  
  

Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Safe Spaces, Healthy Minds: Kane County Affordable Housing Initiatives:

• ​Hesed House
  
• City of Elgin 
  
• Two Rivers Head Start Agency