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South Suburban behavioral-health provider asks Cook County for $1 million mobile clinic pilot
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Dr. Toyn Green of Lincoln Options Center asked the Cook County Board during public comment to fund a $1 million pilot mobile mental-health clinic to reach residents "lost to care" in South Suburban Cook County, citing rising demand and recent local crises.
Dr. Toyn Green, founder, president and CEO of Lincoln Options Center, urged the Cook County Board of Commissioners during public testimony to award $1,000,000 to launch a pilot mobile mental-health clinic serving South Suburban Cook County.
Green said the 30-year-old nonprofit — the only accredited, state-certified community behavioral health clinic founded and led by an African American woman in the South Suburban region — has seen sharply rising…
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