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Ill. Senate Democrats: Simmons Holds Hearing to Highlight the Increase in Suicide Rates in Black Communities Across Illinois
May 03, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 3 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 2, 2024:

In tandem with the beginning of Mental Health Month, State Senator Mike Simmons organized a subject matter hearing at the State Capitol to look at the increase in suicide rates in African-American communities across Illinois.

"I am deeply thankful to the people who traveled here today. It was the first time that several of our witnesses had ever been to the State . . .

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