BEACON (Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation)

In January, the Illinois Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative, a Pritzker Administration effort that is working to make behavioral health services for youth more coordinated and easily accessible across the state, launched the BEACON tool for families and those who work with them.

BEACON, developed by Google in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative, creates a single entry point where parents-or anyone helping a child or family find services-can find out what state-funded and community-based services a youth may be eligible for and how to connect with them.

Learn more about BEACON here:

• BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• BEACON Languages Available (pdf)
• Hindi BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• Polish BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• SimplifiedChinese BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• Spanish BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• Tagalog BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• Ukrainian BEACON Flyer (pdf)
• BEACON one-pager for providers (pdf)
• How to Use BEACON
• BEACON Training for School Personnel from 11.1.24 (pdf)
• Recording of BEACON Training for School Personnel from 11.1.24
• BEACON FAQ (pdf)
• Gov. Pritzker Announces BEACON Service Access Portal for Illinois Youth
• Visit BEACON at https://beacon.illinois.gov/