Advisory Council on Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Impacts on Employment Opportunities within Minority Communities

Description/Purpose

Subject to the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act (35 ILCS 50), The Secretary of the IL Department of Human Services shall appoint an Advisory Council composed of 15 members, which shall be a balance of recipients, service providers, employers, local governmental units, community and welfare advocacy groups, academia, and the general public.

The council shall advise on all aspects of the employment impacts resulting from mental illnesses and substance use disorders within "minority" communities, tax credit and employment opportunities, and other areas as deemed appropriate by the Secretary.

This council shall meet on a quarterly basis.

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Training Requirements

Activating Statue

Meetings

February 29, 2024 Agenda

November 30th, 2023 Agenda Minutes & Recordings

Members

Angela Smith UMARC/Cornerstone,  Chicago Area - 4 Year Term

Blanca Campos Community Behavioral Healthcare Association (CBHA),  Statewide - 2 Year Term

Caroline Portlock Will County Workforce Infrastructure Board,  Western IL - 4 Year Term

Corey Hughes Salvation Army Freedom Center,  Chicago Area - 4 Year Term

Dustin Cain Impact Behavioral Health Partners,  Chicago Area - 4 Year Term

Eugene Quivey IDHS Division of Rehabilitative Services, Springfield, IL,  Central IL - 2 Year Term

Gerald DeLoss Illinois Association for Behavioral Health,  Statewide IL - 2 Year Term

Jeanette L Davis Chestnut Health Systems, INC Normal Il,  Central IL - 2 Year Term

Lamonica Pruitt Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,  Statewide - 4 Year Term

Marvin Lindsey UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work, Chicago Area - 2 Year Term

Megan Nakano Asian American Chamber of Commerce of IL,  Chicago Area - 2 Year Term

Ronald Melka Lyons Township Mental Health Commission, Chicago Area - 2 Year Term

Sherrie Crabb Arrowleaf, CEO, Southern IL - 2 Year Term

Stephanie Englund Recovery Ready Community, Western IL - 4 Year Term

Tanya Johnson Behavioral Health Workforce Center- UIC Site,  Chicago Area - 4 Year Term

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