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Community Emergency Services and Supports Act

 
 
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Advocacy News

The Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) Passes the Senate!

05.28.21

Today, the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) has passed the Senate. While we are incredibly excited for this...

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Updates from Access Living: CESSA Passes Illinois Senate Committee! Here’s What Happens Next

05.20.21

Access Living friends and allies: We are pleased to share that the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) passed...

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Advocacy Alerts

Advocacy Alert: Crunch Time for CESSA! Take Action Today

05.17.21

Access Living friends and allies: On 5/18, the CESSA bill will be heard by Illinois Senators in the Behavioral and...

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URGENT ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT: Support CESSA Today!

04.21.21

Today, disability advocates across Illinois are calling on our legislators to support the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA). CESSA is...

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Advocacy Alerts

ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT: Support CESSA Bill Today!

04.06.21

Access Living friends and allies, Today, disability advocates across Illinois are calling on our legislators to support the Community Emergency...

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Advocacy Alerts

ACTION ALERT: Support Illinois CESSA Bill

03.18.21

Access Living friends and allies, This Friday, March 19, the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA) will be heard...

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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert: Alternatives for Mental/Behavioral 911 Response in Illinois

03.09.21

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we'd like to ask Illinois advocates to help support the Community Emergency Services and...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Highlights: Our Current Work on Illinois State Bills

03.08.21

Access Living friends and allies, Here in Illinois, it is a very busy time for state policy advocacy. Our state...

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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert: Disability Advocate Witness Slips Needed for CESSA, Money Bond Reform

10.19.20

[Quick link to take action] Tomorrow, the Illinois legislature will hold a special joint Senate-House committee hearing focused on bail...

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Advocacy Alerts

Day Five: Action Week for Illinois Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)

10.16.20

Today is Day Five of Access Living's Week of Action to support the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)....

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