Trauma
Chicago’s Humanitarian Housing Crisis
People are on the streets right now in numbers that it is impossible to ignore. Chicago, like many other cities in the United States, not only faces significant and long-standing…
Read MoreFacing Toxic Stress in Childhood: Behavioral Health Blog Series
Learn how Illinois’ lack of accessible mental and behavioral health care impacts children.
Read MoreThe Cycle of Health and Trauma: Behavioral Health Blog Series
This blog series explores a lack of accessible mental health care and the effect it has on individual well-being.
Read MoreRebuilding Mental Health Systems: Behavioral Health Blog Series
Legal Council examines Illinois’ lack of accessible behavioral health care and the effect it has on the wellbeing of people with low incomes.
Read MoreFinding Hope and Stability in Chicago
This story was originally published in Legal Council’s 2019 Annual Report. Near the Dan Ryan Expressway, Chicagoans who are homeless have built a community of understanding and of survival. In…
Read MoreSexual Assault Awareness Month: Sexual Violence and Persons with Disabilities
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Over the last couple of years, thanks to the #MeToo movement, sexual assault has become a major topic of conversation. Survivors are coming forward…
Read MoreSexual Assault in America
Last year, women and men spoke out about being sexually assaulted by powerful men in Hollywood. Since then there have been multiple stories of people being abused by powerful men.…
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