Children's Mental Health Partnership
Board and Commission Details
Contact Name
Allison Nickrent
Contact E-Mail
Allison.Nickrent@illinois.gov
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
For new appointments made pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, members shall be appointed for one-year, two-year, or four-year terms, as determined by the Governor, with no more than 9 of the Governor's new or existing appointees serving the same term. Those new appointments serving a one-year or 2-year term may be appointed to 2 additional 4-year terms. If a vacancy occurs in the Partnership membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the term. The members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for 4 years with one opportunity for reappointment, except as otherwise provided for in this subsection.
Senate Confirmation
No
Compensation
Expenses
Composition
The Children's Mental Health Partnership shall be comprised of the following members: (1) The Governor or his or her designee. (2) The Attorney General or his or her designee. (3) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee. (4) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee. (5) The Director of the Department of Children and Family Services or his or her designee. (6) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or his or her designee. (7) The Director of the Department of Public Health or his or her designee. (8) The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice or his or her designee. (9) The Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development or his or her designee. (10) The Director of the Criminal Justice Information Authority or his or her designee. (11) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the House. (12) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the President of the Senate. (13) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (14) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader of the House. (15) Up to 25 representatives from the public reflecting a diversity of age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location, to be appointed by the Governor. Those public members appointed under this paragraph must include, but are not limited to: (A) a family member or individual with livednexperience in the children's mental health system; (B) a child advocate; (C) a community mental health expert, practitioner, or provider; (D) a representative of a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals in the State; (E) an early childhood expert or practitioner; (F) a representative from the K-12 school system; (G) a representative from the healthcare sector; (H) a substance use prevention expert or practitioner, or a representative of a statewide association representing community-based mental health substance use disorder treatment providers in the State; (I) a violence prevention expert or practitioner; (J) a representative from the juvenile justice system; (K) a school social worker; and (L) a representative of a statewide organization representing pediatricians.New composition is effective 1/1/23.
Chair
Two co-chairs appointed by the Governor, one being a representative from the public and one being a representative from the State.
Authority
405 ILCS 49/5
Member Names
| Name | Member Expiration | Member Since | Affiliation | Appointed By | Position | Title | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villivalam, Ram | 09/16/2019 | Senate President | Member | Senator | |||
| Bruhn, Christina | 01/27/2025 | 05/17/2013 | Governor | Member | Associate Professor of Social Work/Co-Director of Assessment, Aurora University | McHenry | |
| Jaworski, Jennifer | Statute | Ex-officio, Director of Department of Juvenile Justice or designee | |||||
| Satchwell, Mary | 01/23/2025 | 07/14/2013 | Governor | Member | Cook | ||
| White, Marlita | 04/07/2027 | 04/07/2023 | Governor | Member | Cook | ||
| Pinkwater, Jennie | 10/13/2024 | 10/13/2023 | Governor | Member, | Cook | ||
| Gall, Carol | 01/27/2027 | 01/02/2021 | Governor | Cook | |||
| Rubin, Joel L. | 06/05/2027 | 06/05/2023 | Governor | Member | Cook | ||
| Cicchetti, Colleen | 07/28/2027 | 07/28/2023 | Governor | Trauma, K-12 Education | Executive Director, Center for Childhood Resilience, Lurie Children's Hospital | Cook | |
| Higgins Alderman, Heather | 01/27/2027 | 04/08/2021 | Governor | Member | Cook | ||
| Lightner, Shannon | Statute | Ex-officio, Director of IDPH or designee | |||||
| Gieske, Gaylord | 09/01/2003 | Governor | Member, Statewide Children and Family Advocacy | Voices for Children | Cook | ||
| Rallins, Quinn | 07/27/2020 | Governor | Member | Cook | |||
| Vohra, Sameer, | 08/11/2027 | 08/11/2023 | Governor | Chair | Sangamon | ||
| Cohen, Wendy | 01/08/2010 | Statute | Ex-officio, Attorney General or designee | ||||
| Desai, Reshma | Statute | Ex-Officio, Illinois Violence Prevention Authority | |||||
| Connor, Raymond | 08/25/2024 | 08/25/2023 | Governor | Member, Statewide Mental Health Organization | Board President, Mental Health America of Illinois | DuPage | |
| James, Alexa | 07/30/2020 | Governor | Member, Community Mental Health Representative | Cook | |||
| DeWitte, Don | 09/16/2019 | Senate President | Member | Senator | |||
| Meyer, Ginger L. | 01/23/2024 | 07/20/2020 | Governor | Member | Union | ||
| Cole, Shawn | Statute | Ex-officio, Director of DHFS or designee | |||||
| Ripley, Carla | 04/07/2027 | 04/07/2023 | Governor | Member | DuPage | ||
| Tapia, Nneka | 04/23/2021 | Governor | Member | Kendall | |||
| Argue-Mason, Paula Kristine | 12/14/2025 | 12/14/2023 | Governor | Member | Cook | ||
| Mann, Kim | Statute | Ex-officio, Director of DCFS or designee | |||||
| Humphrey, Deborah | 07/07/2025 | 07/03/2013 | Governor | Member | Madison | ||
| Freel, Karen | 06/16/2025 | 06/16/2023 | Governor | Member, Statewide Early Childhood Organization | Vice President, Ounce of Prevention | Cook | |
| VACANT | Governor | Member | |||||
| VACANT | Governor | Member, Statewide Mental Health Organization | |||||
| Griffin, Eugene | 10/08/2010 | Governor | Statewide Mental Health Organizations | Northwestern University | Cook | ||
| Goodman, Cynthia | 10/13/2027 | 10/13/2023 | Governor | Member, school social worker | Cook | ||
| Clark, Betsy | 02/03/2025 | 02/01/2004 | Governor | Member, Statewide Juvenile Justice Organizations | Cook | ||
| Welter, David | 07/26/2019 | Speaker of the House | Member | Representative | |||
| Durbin, Andrea | 01/01/2018 | Governor | Member, Child and Family Providers | ||||
| Wolff, Paula | 01/30/2025 | 02/01/2004 | Governor | Member, Juvenile Justice Organization | Metropolis 2020 | Cook | |
| Betz, Lisa | Statute | Ex-officio, DHS Secretary or designee | |||||
| Guerrero-Cuellar, Rep. Angelica | 09/03/2021 | Speaker of the House | Member | Representative | |||
| Burnett, Tiffany | Statute | Ex-offcio, State Superintendent of Education or designee | |||||
| Davis, Will | Speaker of the House | Member | Representative | Cook | |||
| Windhorst, Patrick | 07/26/2019 | Speaker of the House | Member | Representative | |||
| Fine, Sen. Laura | 01/08/2025 | 08/25/2023 | Senate President | Member | Senator | ||
| Syverson, Dave | 09/16/2019 | Senate President | Member | Senator |