The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is currently offering several new behavioral health courses through its Provider Assistance and Training Hub (PATH). All courses are open for registration in the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center (MTAC) Learning Center. Create or sign into your MTAC account at https://go.uillinois.edu/MTAC to access all available training courses. For training questions, please contact PATH-BH@illinois.edu. For questions about the MTAC Learning Management system, please reach out to omi.training@uillinois.edu.
Also in Illinois, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) is looking to host a statewide Veteran’s Day Event November 10-12. Its goal is to give away 1,500-2,000 bags of groceries to Black Veterans throughout the state. To date, they have secured a donation of 500 bags of groceries and are trying to secure 1,000-1,500 additional. They say gift cards would be helpful as well. The groceries would be distributed throughout the state but particularly East St. Louis, Peoria, Champaign, Chicago (south and west sides) and the south suburbs of Chicago/Will County. If you are interested in supporting this event, please contact Tiffany Hightower, the Executive Director of the ILBCF at executivedirector@ilbcf.org or 773-896-6805.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.