About Us

Our History

In March of 2020 a local charitable foundation gathered local leadership to identify key issues impacting Kendall County. After in-depth discussion the group and leadership identified lack of access to Behavioral Health Services as a key priority to be addressed. In January of 2021 the foundation launched the Kendall County Behavioral Health Initiative. In April of 2023 funding ended for the initiative, but the leadership of the initiative kept it going by starting the Kendall County Behavioral Health Advisory Coalition.

KCBHAC was formed to take a cross-sector systemic approach to address community needs and increase access to services here in Kendall County for Behavioral Health. We use the term “Behavioral Health” to focus on Mental Health and Substance Use issues.

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How We Are Structured

KCBHAC is made up of a Steering Committee with County, City, School, Nonprofit, and Local Mental Health Authority Leadership. The Steering Committee has designated 6 current workgroups and 2 future groups. Each workgroup is led by 2 co-chairs and they meet monthly.

Schools Workgroup
Behavioral Health Services Workgroup
Judicial/Law Enforcement Workgroup
Substance Use Workgroup
Older Adults Workgroup
Community Engagement
Future workgroups: Veteran’s Workgroup, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Workgroup