"As proud as I am that I'm paying more, it is not a living wage," she said. "For my single employees who have just graduated, $50,000 a year is not enough for them to get an apartment on their own."
In Illinois, there are 13.8 behavioral health professionals for every 10,000 residents, according to the state's Department of Human Services. In Lake County, that translates to less than 1,000 behavioral health professionals to care for a population of just over 700,000.
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