Description
IMHPAC was established in 1992 as a requirement of the Federal Mental Health Block Grant, and each state receiving such funds must have a council similar to IMHPAC, following the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) Guidelines.
The purposes of the Council as stated in IMHPAC's By-Laws reflect these legal requirements :
- To exchange information and develop, evaluate and communicate ideas about mental health planning,
- To review and make recommendations regarding the Federal Mental Health Services Block Grant plan for mental health services in the State of Illinois,
- To advise the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health and other departments, divisions and agencies of state government concerning proposed and adopted plans affecting mental health services provided or coordinated by the state and the implementation thereof,
- To monitor, review and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of mental health services in Illinois and to advise the Illinois state government concerning the need for and quality of services and programs for adults with mental illness and children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, and
- To develop and take advocacy positions concerning legislation and regulations affecting mental health.
Board/Commission/Task Force Requirements
Training Requirements
Please visit the link above to view the training requirements for this Board/Commission/Committee/Task Force.
Meetings
IMHPAC Meetings occur six times a year, on the first Thursday of the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November. When a State Holiday occurs in the first week of the month, an IMHPAC meetings may be re-scheduled to the second Thursday in the month. All meetings are scheduled to begin at 12:30pm.
2024 IMHPAC Full-Council Meetings
***Please note-Future Agendas and Links to join coming soon***
Meetings Archive
Subcommittees
Description/Purpose:
- All Subcommittees are composed of Council members who are subject to the training and reporting requirements of the Council.
- Except for the Development Committee, subcommittee meetings are scheduled within the committee and publicly announced in compliance with the Open Meetings Act.
- Subcommittees usually meet on the alternate months of scheduled Council meetings.
Subcommittees:
Membership (As of November 2023)
| First Name |
Last Name |
Term End Date |
| Cindy |
Backstein |
12/31/2026 |
| Wathen |
Michael |
12/31/2024 |
| Jeff |
Aranowski |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Scott |
Block |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Michelle |
Churchey-Mims |
12/31/2024 |
| Marianne |
Bithos |
12/31/2024 |
| Ray |
Connor |
12/31/2026 |
| Shirley |
Davis |
12/31/2024 |
| Michael |
Davis Sr. |
12/31/2026 |
| Cindy |
Daxenbichler |
12/31/2026 |
| Thane |
Dykstra |
12/31/2026 |
| Matt |
Fishback |
12/31/2026 |
| Fred |
Friedman |
12/31/2023 |
| Laura Gilbert |
Gerber, PhD |
12/31/2023 |
| Sharonda |
Giles |
12/31/2023 |
| Jessica |
Gimeno |
12/31/2026 |
| Erik |
Hanson |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Shane |
Hassler |
12/31/2024 |
| Kristine |
Herman |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Dennis |
Hopkins |
12/31/2025 |
| Patty |
Johnstone |
12/31/2024 |
| Tina |
Karaway |
12/31/2024 |
| James |
Kellermann |
12/31/2024 |
| William |
Korte |
12/31/2025 |
| Nanette |
Larson |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Jacob |
Meeks |
AFSCME Representative |
| Joan |
Lodge |
12/31/2026 |
| Jennifer |
McGowan-Tomke |
12/31/2024 |
| Tracy |
Meinert |
12/31/2024 |
| Ron |
Melka |
12/31/2025 |
| Scott |
Noble |
12/31/2024 |
| Chris |
O'Hara |
12/31/2026 |
| Robert J Dean |
Phillips |
12/31/2023 |
| Lee Ann |
Reinert |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Rashad K. |
Saafir |
12/31/2023 |
| Susan |
Schroeder |
12/31/2026 |
| Sarah B |
Scruggs, Ph.D. |
12/31/2026 |
| Amy |
Starin |
12/31/2024 |
| Sarah |
Torres |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
| Sidney H. |
Weissman, MD |
12/31/2024 |
| Sarah |
Wiemeyer |
12/31/2024 |
| Jim |
Wilkerson |
Resource/State Agency Representative |
IDHS Administrative Support
Deputy Director | Policy, Planning and Innovation
Lee Ann Reinert, LCSW
Division of Mental Health| IL Department of Human Services
600 E. Ash Bldg. 500, 3rd Floor South | Springfield, IL 62703
O: 217-782-0059 C: 217-299-3079
Board's Administrative Contact information:
Provider Co-Chair:
Susan Schroeder,
Stepping Stones of Rockford, Inc
sschroeder@ssrinc.org
Consumer Co-Chair:
To Be Elected (Currently Vacant)
