A Voter’s Guide to Expanded Mental Health Services Programs
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Thank you for visiting and learning more about expanded mental health services programs for Chicago. We hope you’ve had the chance to meet our teams as they’ve worked to bring mental health services to your communities.
On November 8, 2022 voters in the West Town and Humboldt Park communities and the South East (Kenwood, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore) communities will vote on a binding referendum question asking if residents are willing to expand mental health services for their communities by approving a .025% increase in property taxes.
What will these funds do?
Provide direct free mental health services for an resident in the area who needs assistance in overcoming or coping with mental health or emotional disorders.
Establish a new community mental health center to provide these services.
Restore other vital mental health services such as outreach in our schools, veteran services, preventative outreach, and family counseling.
By law, every penny of this money will stay in the communities and can ONLY be spent on mental health services for those in need.
These funds will be overseen locally by a Governing Commission of residents living within the communities.
What does .025% mean to me?
A $4 increase for every $1000 you currently pay in property taxes is equivalent to the price of one latte.