Content warning: This article contains mentions of mental health crises, hospitalization and self-harm. When a guest walks into the mental health crisis center on Skokie Boulevard, they’re greeted...

City Council voted unanimously to fund the development of a walk-in mental health crisis center in Evanston with up to $900,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act on Monday.  Designed to emulate the...

Like other local substance abuse recovery organizations, PEER Services has made many of its in-person counseling programs virtual, operating online and over the phone. But executive director Maureen McDonnell...

For the 160 or so patients receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in Evanston, curbing dependence has become part of their daily routine. Every day, these patients go to the Davis...

Evanston is encouraging an increase in the use of restorative justice when handling juvenile cases, following the approval of an ordinance and resolution last May. Restorative justice practices offer...