People who are aware of Chestnut’s services know that we offer help for those who suffer from mental illness and substance use disorder; however, many still don’t realize that Chestnut has a Family Health Center that offers primary medical care for all ages and genders.
According to the historian Jill Lepore, the term “burnout” did not exist until 1973. That was when Herbert J. Freudenberger used the term to describe the peculiar kind of exhaustion among healthcare workers at the San Francisco free clinic he managed.
Too often, I sit in meetings and discuss how we can decrease or ideally eliminate stigma. I can’t even begin to tell you the number of hours I have spent in these discussions over the past four decades.
Three months into a new partnership, riders and staff are seeing a difference in the transit system in St Clair County, IL. In April, the St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) launched a one-year pilot program with Chestnut Health Systems™, a not-for-profit health and human services organization, and Metro Public Safety to address challenging behaviors by some riders of the local transit system.
June is Pride Month, a time that recognizes and celebrates the historical movement for LGBTQ+ visibility and civil rights.