Definitions

"708 Board" or Community Mental Health Board is established by a community, municipality, or township for the purposes of planning and funding mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services. For full text of the Community Mental Health Act go to:  www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs

"377 Board" or Board for the Care and Treatment of Persons with Developmental Disabilities is established on a county-wide basis to provide services to the developmentally disabled and their families. For full text of this legislation, go to:  www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs

"553 Board" or Public Health Department, in some areas, manage mental health care. For a list of county public health departments go to:  www.idph.state.il.us/about/direct