Last week, the federal Administration clawed back billions of dollars in public health funds, including $153M in Illinois for mental health services, substance use treatment, and infectious disease prevention. Gov. JB Pritzker says these cuts will inflict “immeasurable harm.”“At a
2025 Youth Health Conference: Call for Workshop Proposals
Help Us Elevate Youth Health Needs and SolutionsWe invite you to submit a workshop proposal for our upcoming PHIMC Youth Health Conference. The conference theme, My Health, My Voice, Authentically Me, centers youth and will amplify and engage young people
Building a new program to expand adolescent substance use prevention services
In May 2023, PHIMC engaged FQA Institute for Social Impact to conduct a landscape analysis of 125 organizations to inform the design of a new program in Chicago. The new program is part of a statewide initiative to expand substance
Request for Proposals: Team of Consultants to Develop Youth-Facing Educational Substance Use Prevention Resources
PHIMC seeks proposals for a team of consultants to lead the development of youth-facing substance use prevention educational resources targeted to youth who are exposed to substance use in their homes and/or communities. These resources aim to include the impact
Chicago’s New Opioid Impacted Family Support Program: Community Health Worker Summit Hosted by Malcolm X College
The Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program seeks to bring care and relief to neighborhoods that are most affected by opioid use disorder in Chicago. Students are prepared through Malcolm X City College of Chicago’s Community Health Worker program and then placed
Together, we can prevent overdose.
International Overdose Awareness Day: August 31, 2022International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a worldwide campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of loved ones left behind. IOAD began in Australia in 2001 and
