by Kailah Stewart | May 24, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart applauded the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of legislation that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for first responders seeking mental health treatment. “We rely on our first responders to be there for us when...
by Shereen Mohammad | Jun 22, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched today a new Community Resource Center site where the public can walk in and secure assistance with a wide range of social services, filling a critical need in the community. The Community Resource Center...
by Shereen Mohammad | May 24, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the number of juveniles in need of mental health services continues to increase, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind teens and their loved ones that the Sheriff’s Office’s Community Resource Center (CRC) stands ready to help connect...
by Allison Peters | Aug 25, 2021 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Oak Lawn Police Department is the first law enforcement agency to partner with a Cook County Sheriff’s Office program that enables officers to virtually connect individuals in crisis to a mental health professional, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
by Mike Pierga | Sep 25, 2020 | Press Release
In light of the impending evictions crisis and growing need for mental health, substance abuse, and other social service assistance, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has launched the Community Resource Center (CRC), Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....