Illinois § 50

§ 50.

Evaluation. Each public college or university must evaluate the following programs under this Act in the following manner: (1) Awareness and training programs under Sections 25 and 30 must be monitored for effectiveness and quality by the public college or university. Monitoring measures shall include, but are not limited to: (i) increased understanding of mental health conditions, (ii) reduced stigma toward mental health conditions, (iii) increased understanding of mental health resources available to students, (iv) increased understanding of resources for mental health emergencies available to students, and (v) viewing each mental health resource website or mobile application of the public college or university. (2) Peer support programs under Section 35 must be monitored for effectiveness and quality by the public college or university. Monitoring measures shall include, but are not limited to: (i) improved symptomatology, (ii) if needed, connection to additional services, (iii) student satisfaction, (iv) wait time for drop-in appointments, (v) wait time for scheduled appointments, and (vi) satisfaction with the training curriculum for peer supporters. (3) Local partnership programs under Section 40 must be monitored for effectiveness and quality by the public college or university. Monitoring measures shall include, but are not limited to: (i) wait time for drop-in appointments for on-campus or off-campus telehealth therapy providers, (ii) wait time for scheduled appointments for on-campus or off-campus telehealth therapy providers, (iii) the ratio of clinical, non-student staff to student population and the number of linkage agreements and contracts in place based on student population, (iv) student satisfaction with on-campus or off-campus telehealth therapy providers, (v) range of treatment models offered to students, (vi) average length of stay in treatment, (vii) number and range of student outreach initiatives, such as telehealth mindfulness workshops or campus-wide wellness fairs, and (viii) number of students being served annually. (Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)