Laws Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/category/laws/ Chicagoland Mental Health Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:47:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.namiccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-fav-32x32.png Laws Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/category/laws/ 32 32 Every Brain Belongs: Celebrating Neurodiversity https://www.namiccns.org/every-brain-belongs-celebrating-neurodiversity/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:58:37 +0000 https://www.namiccns.org/?p=30557 What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is the idea that there is no “right” way for a brain to function. Instead, differences in processing, learning, and interacting are natural variations of the human experience. Approximately 15–20% of the population identifies as neurodivergent. … Continue reading →

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]]> Living With Someone Who Suffers From Mental Illness? Here’s When To Call The Police https://www.namiccns.org/living-with-someone-who-suffers-from-mental-illness-heres-when-to-call-the-police/ https://www.namiccns.org/living-with-someone-who-suffers-from-mental-illness-heres-when-to-call-the-police/#comments Tue, 05 May 2020 18:09:22 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=16168 If you’re in the difficult position of caring for a loved one with mental illness during the COVID-19 epidemic, when is it time to involve law enforcement? With many of us under lockdown orders, actively sheltering in place — and … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/living-with-someone-who-suffers-from-mental-illness-heres-when-to-call-the-police/feed/ 1 Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology (IMPACT) program https://www.namiccns.org/illinois-medicaid-program-advanced-cloud-technology-impact-program/ https://www.namiccns.org/illinois-medicaid-program-advanced-cloud-technology-impact-program/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:13:22 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=14321 As of November 1, 2019, any prescription, referral, or order for medical tests must be written by a medical professional who is enrolled in the Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology (IMPACT) program. This change applies to physicians, dentists, podiatrists, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/illinois-medicaid-program-advanced-cloud-technology-impact-program/feed/ 0 Mental Health and Addiction Parity Month | State of Illinois Mental Health Proclamation https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-parity-illinois/ https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-parity-illinois/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:58:07 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=7838 Since the inception of health care, mental illness has always been denied by insurance companies.  That is changing fast as mental health parity laws have been the conversation among the many that have been denied the same services afforded to … Continue reading →

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