2024 Post-election Recap & Debrief for Human Service Providers in Illinois
In the wake of the 2024 United States election, ICOY reached out to our friends at Illinois Partners for Human Service, Forefront, and the…
2024 Policy Advisory Committee Retreat
Policy Advisory Committee Members: Join ICOY for our annual Policy Advisory Committee retreat in Springfield on September 13th! In addition to the retreat itself,…
ICOY Presents 2024 Champion of Youth Award to Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch
WESTCHESTER, IL – The Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) Board of Directors and members have presented Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Emanuel…
Illinois Collaboration on Youth Partners with Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s All Children-All Families Initiative
The post below was jointly written by ICOY and HRC and has been reposted from hrc.org For many people, including LGBTQ+ people, forming a…
August 2023 Legislative Tours Recap
In August, Caritas Family Solutions and Maryville Academy partnered with ICOY to host Legislative Outreach Tours at their facilities in Belleville and Bartlett, respectively….
The Problem With Qualified Residential Treatment Programs in Illinois and the Solution to Repair It
by Ashley DeckertNovember 16, 2022 Illinois is no stranger to the youth mental health crisis and its impact on the state and more specifically…