Institute of Medicine of Chicago - Behavioral Health Workgroup

OVERVIEW

The Institute of Medicine of Chicago launched an official Behavioral Health Workgroup in late 2024 to focus on this important area. The Behavioral Health Workgroup aims to serve, support, and help improve access and coordinated care throughout Chicago and the State of Illinois. It is comprised of Fellows of IOMC who are committed behavioral health, access to care, and health equity, and reducing healthcare disparities.

Purpose

The Behavioral Health Workgroup is dedicated to supporting equitable access to quality behavioral healthcare for people across Illinois.

Objectives

Promoting integrative care that considers the whole person
Encouraging collaborative approaches to connect behavioral and physical health services
Addressing challenges facing the behavioral healthcare workforce in Illinois, while sharing best practices and learning from national trends
Advancing health equity by considering factors such as geography and access to care

Behavioral Health Workgroup

Jud DeLoss, Chair, IOMC Behavioral Health Workgroup, Fellow, IOMC

Chief Executive Officer/General Legal Counsel, Illinois Association for Behavioral Health

Tom Allen, MD, Fellow, IOMC

Executive Medical Director, Health Service Corporation, and Chief Psychiatrist, BCBS Medicaid- Illinois, Health Care Services Corporation

(BCBS-Illinois)

Gloria E. Barrera, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN, Fellow, IOMC

Director, BSN Program, University of Illinois

Kathleen R. Delaney, RN, Fellow, IOMC

Professor Emeritus, Rush University Medical Center

Tara Gill, PhD, Fellow, IOMC, Fellow, IOMC

Psychologist, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Kaleem Malik, MD, MS, Fellow, IOMC

Chief Executive Officer, TriLab Health, Clinical Professor Chicago Medical School and Director of Medical Disaster Response for Humanity First, USA

Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Fellow, IOMC

Former Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Advocate Healthcare

Ron Vlasaty, Fellow, IOMC

Chief Operating Officer, Family Guidance Centers, Inc.

Illinois Substance Use Disorder Advisory Council