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LaPointe, Fine to Hold Hearing on Barriers For Substance Use Providers, Harm Reduction Practitioners

LaPointe, Fine to Hold Hearing on Barriers For Substance Use Providers, Harm Reduction Practitioners

CHICAGO – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe and Senator Laura Fine will lead a joint subject matter hearing with the House and Senate Mental Health and Addiction/ Behavioral and Mental Health
Committees to identify and address the financial and administrative challenges facing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers and harm reduction practitioners on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. in the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago (160 N. LaSalle Street). The hearing aims to deepen awareness and drive policy solutions that enable these providers to connect individuals struggling with substance use to essential, life-saving support.

LaPointe, Fine to Hold Hearing on Barriers For Substance Use Providers, Harm Reduction Practitioners

LaPointe, Fine to Host Hearing on Special Funding for Behavioral Health, Cannabis Revenue & Opioid Settlements

SPRINGFIELD– State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, Sen. Laura Fine, other legislators, and treatment and harm reduction specialists will hold a subject matter hearing on Monday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m. in the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago (160 N. LaSalle Street). Legislators and participants will discuss an overview of cannabis-related taxes for behavioral health and opioid settlement funds.

Morris Encourages Residents to Apply for FEMA  Disaster Assistance

Morris Encourages Residents to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance

CHICAGO – To help ensure local residents affected by this summer’s extreme weather and tornadoes in July, state Rep. Yolonda Morris, D-Chicago, is highlighting the recent opening of a temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) field office on the city’s West Side.