Dan Crotty
2024-2025 University of Chicago Scholar
Chicago, IL
Foundation Liaison, Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center; Counseling Intern, Chicago Therapy and Wellness
Working to increase access to private and public mental health care along with other basic needs to marginalized communities in the South and West Sides of Chicago.
Dan Crotty is a mental health care professional at Chicago Therapy and Wellness, committed to providing therapy for individuals from marginalized communities. Dan’s primary focus is on serving clients with stigmatized mental health issues and those who historically lack access to mental health treatment due to exclusionary policies or prohibitive costs. In their previous role at Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center, Dan provided individual counseling, co-facilitated the LGBTQIA+ support group, and managed casework to connect clients with necessary resources, including medical and mental health care, housing, food, and employment. As Foundation Liaison, Dan will be working to establish relationships that will allow Above and Beyond to provide the same level of care to a wider population. Dan aims to leverage the Scholars program to learn how to responsibly engage local communities and navigate existing systems to enhance access to free, low-cost, and accessible mental health care, particularly in underserved areas like the South and West Sides of Chicago.
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