December 2013
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Trilogy's Year in Review 

 

When I think about Trilogy in 2013, my initial thoughts are about growth and collaboration. During the last twelve months, Trilogy:


  • Hosted more than 65 PBHCI grantees at 1400 W. Greenleaf for the SAMHSA Winter 2013 PBHCI Regional Learning Community Meeting
  • Celebrated our first year as a  smoke-free campus thanks to the support of Heartland Health Centers, Rush University College of Nursing, the American Cancer Society, the Respiratory Health Association, and the City of Chicago's Tobacco Prevention Project
  • Began our Housing First Program as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program
  • Designated as a "Healthy Partner" by the City of Chicago Department of Public Health 
  • Provided Free Rapid HIV testing for more than 300 people, thanks to our partnership with Chicago House
  • Selected by the National Council as the Chicago behavioral healthcare organization to partner with Lady Gaga's Born Brave Bus Tour and offer mental health resources to youth

These partnerships are an integral part of Trilogy's commitment to offering the best  mental health and primary care services for individuals with serious mental illness. As we begin 2014, I am looking forward to expanding these existing partnerships and exploring opportunities for additional collaborations.

Happy New Year!

 

Sincerely,

John Mayes Signature

John Mayes

President and CEO

  

Trilogy Launches

Cultural Competency Committee

 

Trilogy's Cultural Competency Committee

 

Trilogy recently launched its Cultural Competency Committee with an organization-wide potluck aimed to increase cultural competency among employees. People shared dishes from their unique cultures - including kolackys, tamales, curry, and collard greens - in a room where the walls were decorated with a variety of facts about the populations we serve.

 

The Cultural Competency Committee is the newest addition in our efforts to offer comprehensive, integrated services to anyone living with a serious mental illness. Trilogy currently offers Latino services to a historically underserved population by providing outreach aimed at engaging Latino families through culturally and linguistically competent treatments, thanks to the generous support of the Helen V. Brach Foundation.

 

According to John Mayes, "Cultural norms play an important role in how you approach an individual and interact with them. By increasing our cultural awareness, Trilogy team members are better able to serve our mission and assist our culturally diverse population in their recovery from serious mental illness."

 

Excellence in Mental Health Act

Moves Forward!

  

Advocates for Mental Health on Capitol Hill for Hill Day 2013

 

The Senate Finance Committee took a huge step forward in expanding Americans' access to mental health and addiction treatment this month. With bipartisan support and nearly unanimous consent, the Committee approved the Excellence in Mental Health Act as an amendment to a bill slated to reform the Medicare physician payment formula! According to Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health, the Medicare bill "is considered to be 'must-pass' legislation in 2014."

 

We will be keeping a close eye on the legislative progress of the Excellence in Mental Health Act and sharing any updates with our supporters. Thank you to everyone who contacted their local legislators to voice their support for the Excellence in Mental Health Act. It is your advocacy for mental health that truly makes a difference.

 

Click here to learn more about what the Excellence in Mental Health Act means for community based mental health centers like Trilogy.

 

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Excellence in Mental Health Act Moves Forward!
Third Annual Williams Friends and Family Night
Donate Today!

 

Third Annual Williams Friends and Family Night

Daniel Kanofsky, a Williams Transitional Coordinator, speaks to the crowd

 

On December 17th, Trilogy hosted our third Williams Friends and Family Night for friends and family of Williams Class Members. The event was a wonderful opportunity for family members to hear clients share their stories of transition from nursing homes into the community and to learn more about Trilogy and our array of services.

 

"Friends and family members become stronger sources of support for the clients when they understand more about the Williams program and the process of transition," according to Elisabeth Klaasen, Williams Team Quality Administrator. "Williams Family Night is an opportunity for everyone to socialize, have their questions about the program answered, and to hear first hand stories about what living independently means for the people we assist."

 

For more information about the event, visit the Trilogy Blog.

 



The Importance of Community

 

  

One of our favorite things about December at Trilogy is attending the Rogers Park Community Holiday party, graciously hosted each year by Loyola University. It gives us the opportunity to network and socialize with local service providers and to share the services we provide in the community.

 

This year, the event served as a fundraiser for the new Community Action Scholarship fund for Loyola students. The scholarship is aimed at benefiting Rogers Park and/or Edgewater by encouraging students to design and implement a community-based project that will directly benefit the neighborhoods.

 

Trilogy is proud to be a Community Partner of Loyola University and a supporter of this important scholarship. The community support that businesses and institutions in Rogers Park offer one another contributes greatly to the continued growth of the area. This scholarship is one way we can ensure the diversity and vibrancy of the neighborhood we have called home for more than 40 years continues for many years to come.

 



 

Donate Today!

 

With Chicago's winter in full force, please consider making a donation to Trilogy as part of our Annual Appeal. Your donation helps people who are chronically homeless and living with serious and persistent mental illness. By giving to Trilogy, you can provide one of our most vulnerable populations with CTA cards, medications, food, or one of the many other necessities they need to regain stability in their daily lives and begin to focus on their recovery from serious mental illness.



 

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