The LaSalle County 708 Mental Health Board, in accordance with the Community Mental Health Act/Illinois 708 legislation, exists to monitor, assess, fund, and promote mental health, substance use, intellectual/developmental disability, and other related mental health services within the limitations of the available mental health tax levy amount, funding guidelines, and staff resources. 

The LaSalle County 708 Mental Health Board supports eleven non-profit organizations that assist the community in providing the following services:

• Mental health and substance use disorders

• Intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Domestic abuse and sexual assault

• ​Child welfare

• Other related services

708 Boards are local government entities established under the Illinois Community Mental Health Act to help residents access quality mental health services. They assess the needs of their communities, allocate funding to local mental health and substance use service providers, and help support a coordinated system of care.

Each 708 Board is responsible for understanding the needs of its county and investing in programs and services that promote mental health, support recovery, and improve the well-being of residents. Across Illinois, 708 Boards work together through organizations such as the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois (ACMHAI) to strengthen community-based mental health services statewide.

The Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois (ACMHAI) is a partnership of organizations rooted in our communities and accountable to our citizens. Member organizations include “708” Boards, which are established under the Illinois Community Mental Health Act, as well as “553” and “377” Boards, which receive their authority from public health laws or laws related to intellectual and developmental disabilities.

ACMHAI works to:

• Improve the development and delivery of comprehensive services and facilities for persons with mental disabilities

• Promote the exchange of information

• Develop a unified state-wide voice

• Foster cooperation with other private and public mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability providers, consumer, advocacy, and trade organizations

• Initiate and influence policy reform and legislative action

 For more information on mental health authorities in Illinois, visit ACMHAI.org.