Tools

• Guide to VA Mental Health Services for Veterans and Families 
  Publication that overviews the VA mental health system and services.
• Bringing Behavioral Health into the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Quality, Costs and Outcomes
  Research indicates that better integration of behavioral health care services into the broader health care continuum can have a positive impact on quality, costs and outcomes. View the AHA Trendwatch.
• Behavioral Health Challenges in the General Hospital: Practice Help for Hospital Leaders 
  The American Hospital Association developed this report to assist community hospitals in improving their behavioral health services. 
• IL Children's Mental Health Partnership Annual Report to the Governor 
  The Sixth Annual Report to the Governor on implementation of the Strategic Plan for Building a Comprehensive Children's Mental Health System in Illinois. 
• Health Benefits for Persons with Disabilities 
  Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD) is Illinois' Medicaid Buy-In program authorized under the federal Ticket to Work - Work Incentives Improvement Act. A Medicaid Buy-In program allows working individuals living with a disability to become insured with a medical card.
• Equip for Equality's Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities 
  Equip for Equality partnered with the Young Lawyers Section Mental Health and Disability Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association to update the Resource Guide, a collaboration that began in 1996 as a means to respond to individuals with disabilities, their families, disability advocates, and service providers who stated that they lacked information about the seemingly countless disability-related services available in Illinois.
• HFS 
  - To receive HFS Provider Releases and Bulletins, click here. 
  - To search archived HFS Provider Notices, Releases or Bulletins, click here. 
• National Alliance on Mental Health: Hospital Guide - What Families Need to Know About Mental Health Treatment  
  This guide is designed to help family members become informed about the hospital process when dealing with a loved one's treatment and recovery for a mental health treatment. Providers can order the guide for patients.
• Improved National Resource Directory for Wounded Warriors and Veterans 
  Online tool for wounded, ill and injured Service Members, Veterans, their families, and those who support them. Provides access to more than 10,000 services and resources at the national, state and local levels for recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.