If you or a loved‐one has experienced mental illness, then you understand the difficultiesmany face when navigating the mental health system in Illinois. The Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township has partnered with the Northwestern University Department of Psychiatry, Thrive Counseling Center and NAMI Metro‐Suburban for a one‐night event that will help you understand the essentials of mental health law.
Keynote speakers Marcia Horan and Joe Monahan are two of the most knowledgeable names in mental health law. There will be an educational discussion of mental illness and the court system in general, with a focus on outpatient court ordered medication and
treatment. The presentation will also explore ways that you can use mental health law as a supportive tool to promote recovery for individuals living with mental illness.
Marcia Horan serves as Assistant State’s Attorney for Cook County in the Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Division. Joe Monahan has more than 27 years of experience in mental health and confidentiality law, probate, health and human services issues, and related matters. He continues to serve as an adjunct professor at Loyola University
School of Law, where he has taught mental health law for many years.
