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Having to watch a loved one suffer a mental health or substance use crisis is painful and sad. That terrible situation gets even worse when jail or a hospital emergency room are the only options becau...

With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the money. Lake County is slated t...

A newly formed DuPage County council will bring new focus to addressing mental health and substance abuse care needs.

DuPage County has expanded an opioid task force to pull together experts, reduce the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders, encourage people to seek treatment and support families and caregivers, officials say.

As opioid lawsuit settlement money flows into DuPage County, public health officials hope to use a portion of the funds to help staff a crisis recovery center.

Plans for a $25.8 million Crisis Recovery Center, which would provide immediate treatment for people experiencing mental health or drug addiction situations, were formally presented this week to the DuPage County Board.

The DuPage County Health Department has a new executive director.

Adam Forker will become the public health chief in the states second-largest county.

Coronavirus vaccinations for kids under 12 cleared the final phase of the authorization process on Tuesday, but when could they begin in the Chicago area?

Vials of the lower-dose Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 are headed to the Chicago-area any day now, health officials say.