[remote or in person] Committee on Health and Human Relations
Chicago City Council
Monday, July 22, 2024
12:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. CDT
121 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions)
City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers
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Other notes and pre-research resources
- Meeting details page: https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Meeting/?meetingId=D68EBF70-E042-EF11-8409-001DD8306DF0
- This meeting will be a subject matter hearing on the Mental Health System Expansion report, developed by the Treatment Not Trauma working group. You can read the report at https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/sites/treatment-not-trauma/pdfs/MHSE/MHSE-Report-May-31-2024.pdf
- Be sure to check the “attachments” tab for the meeting agenda and other documents. You can access more information about items on the agenda at https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/. You can search keywords or click the “Show more filters” button and enter the legislation number (i.e. [O as in Ordinance][year introduced]-####, [R as in Resolution][year introduced]-####).
- Chicago Councilmatic: This civic data org’s website has a lot of the information that can be found on the city’s database in a more user-friendly format, with info on this committee, plus headshots of members
Check the source website for additional information
Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
The Committee on Health and Human Relations shared their presentation the Mental Health System Expansion (MHSE) Report. The key objectives outlined in the report are: expanding mental health clinical services enhancing non-police crisis interventions and educating communities.
12:28 PM Jul 22, 2024 CDT
at City Hall & online
Expanding mental health clinical services
Enhancing non-police crisis interventions
Educating communities about available mental health resources
Agency Information
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago and consists of the Mayor and Aldermen elected from each of the City’s fifty wards. Source
If you attend a meeting in person, be prepared to go through a security checkpoint and show photo ID.
Meetings are also livestreamed at https://www.chicityclerk.com/.
At this link, scroll down to “Meeting Notices.” Look for “Watch now” and click on the link with the meeting title to go to a livestream page. If you don’t see a link for the meeting, you may be early or the meeting may be starting late. Wait a few moments and try refreshing your Internet tab.
Recordings of past City Council meetings may be found here: https://vimeo.com/user100351763/videos/sort:date.
See also: “What to Expect at a Meeting of Chicago’s City Council” via the Better Government Association.
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