Before the schools, Mayor Emanuel closed the clinics

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on overcrowding at the city's remaining mental health clinics; the worst time to remove mental health services for Chicago's kids; and how aldermen cling to a greater power. Length 15.5 minutes.

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Article: "Before the schools, Mayor Emanuel closed the clinics" (Chicago Reader)

Report: "Mental Health Services Transition Update", Chicago Dept. of Public Health, April 2012

Report: "Abandoning the Most Vulnerable: The real consequences of closing City of Chicago mental health clinics", AFSCME Council 31, November 2012

City Council Ben Joravsky City Services