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Title Children's Mental Health Partnership, Illinois 
Website http://icmhp.org/index.html 
Contact Name Barbara Shaw  
Contact Title ICMHP Chair 
Contact Phone 312.627.8412 
Contact Email  
Function To develop and monitor a Children’s Mental Health Plan containing short-term and long-term recommendations to provide comprehensive, coordinated mental health prevention, early intervention, and treatment services for children from birth through age 18. 
Term Pleasure of the Governor 
Senate Confirmation No 
Compensation Not specified 
Composition Up to 25 members appointed by the Governor of community mental health authorities and statewide mental health, children and family advocacy, early childhood education, health substance abuse, violence prevention and juvenile justice organizations or associations. Ex-officio
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- Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee;
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- the State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee;
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- Director of Children and Family Services or designee
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- Director of Healthcare and Family Services or designee
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- Director of Public Health or designee,
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- Director of Juvenile Justice, or designee;
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- The head of the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority, or his or her designee;

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- The Attorney General or his or her designee 2 members of each caucus of the House of Representatives and Senate appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, respectively.  
Chair Appointed by the Governor 
Authority 405 ILCS 49/5 

Member Names

Name (Last, First) Ascending Member Since Affiliation Appointed By Position County Title
Taylor, Trevor  05/17/2013    Governor  Member  Effingham   
Allen, Scott  02/01/2004  Statewide Health Organizations  Governor  Member  Cook  Executive Director, IL. Academy of Pediatrics 
Bellock, Patti      Speaker of the House  Member  Cook  State Representative 
Bruhn, Christina  05/17/2013  Statewide Mental Health Organizations  Governor  Member  McHenry   
Carmichael, Terry  02/01/2004  Statewide Mental Health Organizations  Governor  Member  Sangamon  Behavioral Healthcare Associate, Community Behavioral Healthcare Assoc. 
Cicchetti, Colleen  10/08/2010    Governor  Member  Cook   
Clark, Betsy  02/01/2004  Statewide Juvenile Justice Organizations  Governor  Member  Cook  President, Juvenile Justice Commission 
Cohen, Wendy  01/08/2010    Attorney General  Member, Attorney General Designee  None   
Cole, Shawn      Statute  Ex-Officio, Designee, HFS  None   
Conner, Raymond  02/13/2004    Governor  Member  Cook   
Crotty, Maggie  11/23/2009    Senate President  Member  Cook  Senator 
Davis, Will      Speaker of the House  Member  Cook  Representative 
Dubin, Eileen  05/17/2013  Statewide Education Organizations  Governor  Member  DeKalb   
Frank, Stephanie  10/08/2010    Governor  Member  Cook   
Freel, Karen  02/01/2004  Statewide Early Childhood Organizations  Governor  Member  Cook  Vice President, Ounce of Prevention 
Gall, Carol  12/01/2005  Statewide Mental Health Organizations  Governor  Member  Cook  CEO, Mental Health America of Illinois 
Gieske, Gaylord  09/01/2003  Statewide Children & Family Advocacy  Governor  Member  Cook  Voices for Children 
Griffin, Eugene  10/08/2010  Education  Governor  Member  Cook  NOrthwestern University 
Hanselman, Elizabeth      Statute  Ex-Officio, State Board of Education  None  Special Education Services 
Jaworski, Jennifer      Statute  Ex-Officio, Department of Juvenile Justice  None   
Krause, Susan  09/01/2003  Statewide Early Childhood Organizations  Governor  Member  McHenry  Executive Director, Youth Services for McHenry County 
Martinez, Iris      Senate President  Member  Cook  Senator 
Martinez, Veronica  05/17/2013    Governor  Member  Sangamon   
Mehlinger, Renee      Statute  Ex-Officio, DHS Secretary Designee  Cook  M.D. 
Palanca, Peter  10/08/2010    Governor  Member  Cook   
Richardson, Raphaelle  10/08/2010    Governor  Member  Cook   
Schafer, Tom      Statute  Ex-Officio, IDPH  None   
Shaw, Barbara  09/17/2003    Governor  Chair, ICMHP Chair  None   
Syverson, Dave      Senate President  Member  Winnebago  Senator 
Tate, Cynthia      Statute  Ex-Officio, DCFS  None   
TBD      Speaker of the House  Member  None  Representative 
TBD      Speaker of the House  Member  None  Representative 
TBD      Senate President  Member  None   
Townsend, Florence  02/01/2004  Statewide Mental Health Organizations  Governor  Member  Cook  Midwest Regional Representative, Association of Black Psychologists 
Vacant      Governor  Member  None   
Vacant      Governor  Member  None   
Vacant      Governor  Member  None   
Vacant    Statewide Early Childhood Organizations  Governor  Member  None  Illinois Assocation of Infant Mental Health 
Vacant      Governor  Member  None   
VACANT      Governor  Member  None   
Wolff, Paula  02/01/2004  Statewide Juvenile Justice Organizations  Governor  Member  Cook  Metropolis 2020 

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