Illinois Partners With Google For Statewide Child Behavioral Health Resource Portal

On January 29, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that the state had partnered with Google Public Sector to create an online resource portal for Illinois families seeking access to behavioral and mental health services for children. This Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation (BEACON) portal is designed to centralize and simplify how families secure services for a child in distress through DHS, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the Department of Public Health (DPH), and the . . .