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25-4433
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 10/22/2025 | | |
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23-0202
| 1 | | REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT FROM THE SENIOR STAFF OF COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITAL SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Cook County Health and Hospital System (CCHHS) is the largest provider of healthcare services in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the County through CountyCare, a no-cost Illinois Medicaid managed care health plan, provides health insurance to thousands of Cook County residents; and
WHEREAS, the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, in recommending and approving the annual appropriation bill, has invested in many programs to protect the health and well-being of persons in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2010, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to make permanent the independent Board of Directors overseeing the Cook County Health and Hospitals System; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners retains oversight authority over the hospital system through passage of the budget for CCHHS, as well as appointment authority over directors appointed to the Board | | |
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25-4222
| 1 | | ASSESS NEEDS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION TO ASSESS NEEDS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY COOK COUNTY GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines behavioral health as the promotion of mental health, emotional, psychological, and social well-being and resilience; the treatment of mental and substance use disorders; and the support of those who experience and/or are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and communities; and
WHEREAS, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Illinois released a 2021 fact sheet indicating that 38.5% of adults in Illinois reported symptoms of anxiety or depression; and
WHEREAS, that same fact sheet reported that 1 in 4 people with a serious mental illness has been arrested by the police at some point in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, a 2019 report from the Alliance for Health Equity identified “quality” as the greatest overarching need for behavioral health services in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, in the middle of the COV | | |
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