Riverside Township Mental Health Board reports $713,941.64 in grants and highlights local service partnerships

Adam Wilt, a member of the Riverside Township Mental Health Board, reported the board's work and funding for the past year and described local partnerships that provide no-wait mental-health services to township residents.

"Over the last year, we funded $713,941.64 of community grants and aid," Wilt said, adding that the board contracts with six community-based agencies and has one completed initiative supporting village first responders. He said the board uses monthly reporting from partner agencies to guide funding decisions and to ensure services are provided to township residents with no wait lists.

The nut graf: The mental health board emphasized local partnerships and new committee work to streamline grants and boost community engagement. Wilt highlighted the Community Resource Center partnership with Agent Care Connections, UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago and The Way Back In as an on-the-ground referral resource.

Wilt also noted that NAMI had discontinued a local support program but that national text-based support remains: "Text NAMI to 62640," he said. The board reported continuing on-site visits to partner agencies and forming a grant-application committee and a community engagement committee to refine funding processes.

The Mental Health Board's report was moved, seconded and accepted by voice vote; the transcript records an "Aye" with no recorded nays.

Ending: The board encouraged residents to use the Community Resource Center and noted meeting times and locations for future board meetings.