https://www.nprillinois.org/tags/choate-mental-health-and-developmental-center Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:19:34 GMT https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-24/state-to-lay-off-hundreds-at-troubled-southern-illinois-mental-health-facility Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to reduce patient population, staff amid operational changes Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:19:34 GMT https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-24/state-to-lay-off-hundreds-at-troubled-southern-illinois-mental-health-facility Jackson Brandhorst