After years of pushing by community members and mental health advocates across the city, Chicago is closer than ever to making Treatment Not Trauma a reality for our resident. The Treatment Not Trauma working group established by City Council has released a road map to restructure how the city addresses mental health crises and ongoinig preventative care, and support. 

The working group report lays out in detail how Chicago can and should move to:

• Expand Chicago's Public Mental Health Infrastructure including reopening previously closed mental health centers. 
• Improve and expand the non-police response for behavioral and mental health crises. 
• Engage directly with the community to ensure people can access the services that are offered.

The power of our movement got us to this point, but we can't let up here. Community pressure got these City departments to come together to put together this roadmap, now we need to keep up the community pressure to make sure this plan is implemented fully, effectively, and quickly. For that to happen, we need the Chicago City Council to fund the needed infrastrcture, programs, and staff. 

Fill out the form below to send a short letter to your local alderperson to let them know that this issue is important to you and we are counting on them to implement the working's group's plan. The more letters they receive the more likely we can move quickly to make Chicago a city that truly provides its residents Treatment Not Trauma where everyone is able to get the care that they need and deserve.