State officials announced on Monday, Jan. 29, a new initiative, Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation: A Service Access Portal for Illinois Youth (BEACON), that will be powered by Google Cloud’s secure, scalable and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technology.
The centralized point of access is intended to improve the experience of families engaged with the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), the Department of Children…
