U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29 for the new Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center at Rosecrance on Moreland in Champaign. The newly redesigned facility is equipped to provide rapid triage, comprehensive behavioral health assessments, and crisis stabilization services for patients seeking immediate mental health support.
“When Rosecrance told me that they wanted to construct a new Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center to be readily accessible and provide emergency mental health care for those in crisis, I said, ‘sign me up,’” Durbin said. “I secured a $1 million earmark to help bring this new triage center to life. It may be modest in size, but its impact will be felt by thousands of residents in the region.”
Melissa Pappas, executive director of Rosecrance Central Illinois, said, “Every person experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis deserves access to compassionate care close to home, and the Rosecrance Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center gives individuals and families in Champaign and surrounding communities a place to turn for immediate support and connection to ongoing care. We are deeply grateful to Sen. Dick Durbin for his leadership and support, which helped make this important resource possible for the individuals and families we serve.”
Durbin has long supported behavioral health providers by working on legislation such as including provisions in the 2018 SUPPORT Act that lifted the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease Exclusion and expanded Medicaid coverage for residential addiction treatment facilities with more than 16 beds. He has also addressed federal agency issues affecting Illinois residents while promoting public health programs like childhood asthma initiatives and medical research, according to the official website.
The article notes ongoing challenges faced by providers due to legislation known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is projected to cut $1 trillion from Medicaid over ten years—potentially causing about 10 million Americans nationwide and 500,000 Illinoisans to lose coverage—and introduces additional administrative barriers through re-enrollment requirements.
Rosecrance was founded in 1916 as one of Illinois’s largest non-profit behavioral health treatment providers. The organization offers both inpatient and outpatient services across approximately 70 locations throughout Chicagoland, Champaign, and Rockford areas as well as sites in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa.
