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| OP-ED-One Case Makes the Case for Community Based Service |
| By /jjie.org - Judge George Timberlake, ret. |
| Published: 05/08/2013 |
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Judge TimberlakeCHICAGO — The national debate continues over the issues of guns and violence, but attention to the subject of mental health services and funding must not be lost. We cannot miss the opportunity to recognize what good policy means to real people — the police, probation and detention officers, social workers and therapists. Most importantly, we should seize this opportunity to explain how juvenile policy affects a real kid in a real family. Dave McClure remembers getting the phone call at 12:30 a.m. He was a CCBYS worker on call, and an officer from the local police department was seeking his help. CCBYS is the awkward shorthand for Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services, an Illinois Department of Human Services program. It provides crisis intervention services in every Illinois county – all 102 of them. Read More. |
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