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Legal Council and WBEZ Education Reporters Collaborate to Uncover Children’s Mental Health Crisis in Illinois

March 28, 2023

** Trigger Warning to Readers: themes of self-harm/suicide ** Legal Council for Health Justice’s Policy Analyst, Barb Cohen (she/her), specializes in the advancement of accessible and quality special education. Her outreach…

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Informal Removals Impede the Rights of Children with Disabilities in School

March 24, 2023

“Amy is having another one of her meltdowns. Please come pick her up as soon as you can.” “Marcus’s class is going on a field trip tomorrow, and we’re concerned…

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Speak Out to Stop SSI Cuts for Disabled People Receiving Help with Meals or Groceries

March 17, 2023

On February 15, 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) published a proposed regulation that would take a small step toward updating outdated financial rules for the SSI program. SSI provides…

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Tech Disparities: A New Social Determinant to Health

February 27, 2023

When the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) began implementing an electronic enrollment and case management system in 2014 they expressed twofold goals. The State wanted to ease the workloads…

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Recognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)

February 7, 2023

This post was written by our National Health Corps Member, Stutee Acharya. Please read more about her and the work she contributes to in LCHJ’s ALC project, here.   Since…

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Public Charge Win for Immigrant Communities

January 30, 2023

The Illinois-based Trump-era public charge lawsuit has finally come to a close, with the Supreme Court shutting down an attempt by Texas to join the case and revive it. The…

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Trump-Era Public Charge Lawsuit Comes to a Close: Supreme Court Shuts Down Attempt to Revive Cruel Public Charge Rule But the Legal Fight Continues

January 10, 2023

This announcement was released on January 09, 2023, through the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, which co-counseled the litigation against the 2019 public charge rule in the Northern District of…

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Advocates Push to End Prior Authorization Requirement for Hepatitis C Cures

November 21, 2022

On Thursday, in coalition with over 100 healthcare providers and organizations, Legal Council for Health Justice urged the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to end its use of…

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Staff Spotlight: Milo Vieland

October 31, 2022

Staff Spotlight is a blog series featuring a member of Legal Council’s expert and ever-growing team. Today’s Spotlight features Milo Vieland, Staff Attorney & Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellow sponsored…

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