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      Illinois rolls out COVID‐19 MH crisis hotline as cases climb

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      Mental Health Weekly
      John Wiley and Sons Inc.

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          After another deadly 24 hours in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new program to connect scared and depressed Illinois residents to badly needed mental health services, Block Club Chicago reported April 11. In the 24 hours in question, 81 people died from COVID‐19 and 1,293 new confirmed cases were reported. Hoping to help those in need of mental and physical health care during the crisis, the state has created programs that will help people from afar. Call4Calm, a free emotional support text line, was created to serve Illinois residents “swimming in the stress and uncertainty” caused by COVID‐19, Pritzker said. To connect with a counselor, people can text “TALK” to 552020 or text “HABLAR” to the same number for counseling in Spanish. Users will remain anonymous, and the state has partnered with mental health organizations to have counselors respond. Once a resident texts the hotline, they'll get a call from a licensed counselor within 24 hours. The program was announced as the state reached 19,180 confirmed COVID‐19 cases, said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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          Journal
          10.1002/(ISSN)1556-7583
          MHW
          Mental Health Weekly
          John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Hoboken )
          1058-1103
          1556-7583
          17 April 2020
          20 April 2020
          : 30
          : 16 ( doiID: 10.1002/mhw.v30.16 )
          : 7-8
          Article
          MHW32329
          10.1002/mhw.32329
          7262207
          53e36d61-8ca0-4dba-834e-396bb3512c2a
          Copyright © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company

          This article is being made freely available through PubMed Central as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency response. It can be used for unrestricted research re-use and analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source, for the duration of the public health emergency.

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          20 April 2020
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