| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Dec. 11, 2025, 6:02 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Dec. 11, 2025, 6:02 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/12/11/lurie-inpatient-psychiatric-unit-youth-mental-health-care-autism-developmental-disabilities-dcfs |
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Lurie Children’s Hospital added four beds and 20 new staffers to the hospital’s
renovated inpatient psychiatric unit as a part of a statewide effort to address
a major shortage of mental health care for Illinois kids in crisis.
The beds are specifically tailored toward kids with autism, intellectua...