Health Archives – South Side Weekly

Expiring Federal Funds Threaten Chicago’s Alternative Crisis Response Effort

by Janani Jana and Nicole Jeanine Johnson August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Chicago will need to dig deep to sustain and expand the CARE program, but state funds could offer hope.

Despite Crisis Training, Many Chicago Police Officers Still Resort to Force in Mental Health Crises

by Emma Sullivan August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Where to Find Free, Low-Cost Health Coverage Regardless of Status

by Tara Mobasher, Lucy Baptiste and Borderless Magazine July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

‘We Need Help’: Local Organizations Step Up as Undocumented Immigrants Lose State Health Coverage

by Lucy Baptiste, Tara Mobasher and Borderless Magazine July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Two Mental Health Districts Added to South Side

by Curtis Black December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Combating Maternal Mortality in the Black Community

by Kayla Lane August 1, 2024

Therapy ‘Speed Dating’ Encourages Finding Culturally Competent Therapists

by Sofia McDowell June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

Opinion & Editorials

Op-Ed: Chicago Must Transform its Approach to Mental Health

by The Collaborative for Community Wellness and The UIC Community Research Collective March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

COVID’s Long Shadow

by Reema Saleh March 27, 2024April 5, 2024

‘It’s a Human Dignity Issue’

by Blair Paddock December 20, 2023December 22, 2023