Molina Healthcare of Illinois (“Molina”), in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), awarded a $250,000 grant to Ada S. McKinley Community Services in support of the Ada S. McKinley Community Mental Health Clinic. The clinic is a division of Insight Hospital and Molina funds will help boost comprehensive mental health care through the hiring of Community Based Clinicians (CBCs) who will provide outpatient therapy to Medicaid members.

"Molina Healthcare is committed to bridging gaps in behavioral health, particularly in historically underserved regions such as Chicago’s South Side," stated Matt Wolf, president of Molina Healthcare of Illinois. "Providing funds for Community Based Clinics (CBCs) will enhance care accessibility for individuals and families, ensuring that patients obtain the necessary follow-up treatment."

Mental health clinics and providers are particularly needed in Cook County, where there are only 111 psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, and mental health providers per 100,000 residents. In Chicago’s South Side, where poverty rates are disproportionately high, residents ranked mental health as a top concern for both children and adults with exacerbating factors including loneliness, isolation, and crime.

“Thanks to dedicated partners like Molina Healthcare, we can expand access to mental health resources for residents of Chicago’s South Side to meet the needs of our community,” said Jamal Malone, CEO of Ada S. McKinley Community Services. “Illinoisians deserve quality, comprehensive care, and training CBCs to complement the critical work being done at the Ada S. McKinley Community Mental Health Clinic represents a significant step in the right direction.”

CBCs will focus on following up with patients recently discharged from an inpatient mental health stay. The clinic will serve up to 250 individuals, couples, and families a week and offers 20 private counseling suites staffed by therapists, case managers, and crisis workers.

About Molina Healthcare of Illinois

Molina Healthcare of Illinois provides government-funded, quality health care, serving members through Medicaid and Medicare-Medicaid programs throughout Illinois. Through its locally operated health plans, Molina Healthcare, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, provides managed health care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs, and through state insurance marketplaces. For more information about Molina Healthcare of Illinois, visit MolinaHealthcare.com.

About The MolinaCares Accord

Established by Molina Healthcare, Inc., The MolinaCares Accord oversees a community investment platform created to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged populations by funding meaningful, measurable, and innovative programs and solutions that improve health, life, and living in local communities. The MolinaCares Accord funds such measures through the Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established in 2020 by Molina Healthcare, Inc.

About Ada S. McKinley

Ada S. McKinley Community Services is one of Chicago’s largest, most respected and impactful Human Services organizations. Serving more than 10,000 people annually at over 70 program sites in the Chicago metropolitan area, Wisconsin and Indiana, Ada S. McKinley Community Services’ wide-ranging programs fall under the umbrellas of child development and youth, employment and community support, and behavioral health and clinical. The 105-year old nonprofit was founded in 1919, when Chicago was in the grips of the Great Influenza Pandemic. McKinley invested all her time and personal resources to serve African American World War I veterans who were denied government services, and to support southern families fleeing to Chicago during the Great Migration. The organization’s mission is to empower, educate and employ people to change lives and strengthen communities.

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