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Panel forwards James Swartout for Mental Health Board; committee cites clinical and community experience
Summary
The McHenry County Public Health and Community Services Committee voted Oct. 2 to forward a recommendation to the county board chairman to appoint James Swartout to the county Mental Health Board after an interview in which Swartout described decades of clinical and volunteer work in addiction and behavioral health.
The McHenry County Public Health and Community Services Committee voted Oct. 2 to forward a recommendation to the county board chairman to appoint James Swartout to the McHenry County Mental Health Board for a term running Oct. 31, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2026.
Swartout, who said he has been a priest for about 40 years and holds a master’s degree in social work, told the committee he has an “extensive clinical background” in addiction and behavioral health,…
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