SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Campus mental health services are in line to receive $9 million in additional state funding this year following the advocacy of state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago, Young Invincibles and other...
CHICAGO – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is encouraging area residents to attend an outreach event from the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force Outreach Team, who offer on-site training for residents on how to respond to overdoses as well as free Narcan kits....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, represented Illinois at a White House summit Tuesday that discussed efforts around the country that aim to prevent gun violence, reform the criminal justice system and improve public safety for all residents....
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, backed an update to the SAFE-T Act Thursday aimed at clarifying misconceptions and addressing sincere concerns of the underlying legislation. “This update to the SAFE-T Act is an example of what happens when...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery Coalition Co-founder and Chair Chelsea Laliberté Barnes and advocates Thursday morning at 10 a.m. for a Blue Room press conference on the impact of fentanyl on...