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Those involved in the Central Illinois Bridge Academy say the new program for adolescents with mental health concerns is going very well. The academy, which opened Sept. 12 in space shared with MarcFirst just off Shepard Park in Normal, has 16 junior high and high school students.
The Central Illinois Bridge Academy is expected to serve about 40 students from 7th-12th grade in the four-county region covered by ROE 17.
School surveys show nearly 40 students in McLean County are homebound because of behavioral health problems.
A mental health provider wants McLean County to explore using sales tax revenue to pay for more advanced nurse practitioners to address a lack of care for psychiatric patients.
Breanna Grow / WGLT The McLean County Triage Center in downtown Bloomington experienced its busiest month to date in February. The center opened in March 2020 as a resource for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. At the time, McLean County Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (BHCC) Supervisor Tricia Malott said the center represented “one of the missing puzzle pieces to the crisis system within McLean County.” No one could’ve predicted the center’s opening would almost directly coincide with the myriad crises spawned by the global pandemic. Speaking at a vir...