Kane County IRIS Community

Year 5 Quarter 3 Newsletter:

December 2025

Greetings Kane County IRIS Users!

The Kane County IRIS community came together on December 12, 2025, for our Year 5, quarterly meeting. If you couldn’t attend, you can catch up by reviewing the slide deck, which highlights top referring agencies, Year 5, Quarter 3 (July–September) data, and key discussion topics from the meeting.

During the Zoom meeting, participants reviewed data through an IRIS Dashboard discussion and engaged in meaningful conversations around community standards, best practices when reaching out to vulnerable populations, and partner feedback. These discussions helped inform ongoing collaboration and future IRIS efforts.

Be sure to view the complete slide deck for a detailed overview

View Slide Deck

Community Standards & How to Find Them

Protecting privacy is critical to maintaining trust, safety, and autonomy—especially for vulnerable populations who may face risks such as fear of retribution, safety concerns, or loss of control if personal information is exposed.
This protocol was community-informed, shaped by input from the Kane County System of Care Parent Council and AOK Parent Ambassadors through meaningful family engagement and feedback.
The Community Standards Addendum: Best Practices When Referring Vulnerable Populations is available under Community Documents and includes guidance on anonymizing identifiers and key themes identified by families.

Check out the slide deck for more info.

Spotlighting Top Referral Agencies

A special shoutout to our Top Referral Agencies this quarter — Family Service Association of Greater Elgin, Kane County Health Department – iGrow Home Visitation Coordinated Intake, Aurora Police Department – CIU, Elgin School District U-46 Parents as Teachers Program, and the Kane County Health Department Information & Referral Program!

These dedicated partners have gone above and beyond in connecting families to essential services and strengthening collaboration across our IRIS network. We’re grateful for their continued commitment to building a more connected, supportive community in Kane County!

Thank you for your collaboration in ensuring families receive the support they need!

Our IRIS community now includes 243 partners representing multiple sectors — including behavioral health, primary care, dental, parenting resources, substance use services, basic needs (such as food, clothing, and emergency shelter), senior services, juvenile and adult probation, early childhood, K–12 education, youth support, veteran services, and more.

The most recent additions to our IRIS community include:

Marshmallow’s Hope
VNA Health Care WIC
Sycamore High School
Kuhn Counseling Center, P.C
Owens Counseling & Therapy
Oasis Senior Advisors
Abraxas - Woodridge Interventions Ellie Mental Health of St. Charles
ABC Toon Town Educational Center
Ascension Center for Mental Health Melrose Park
School District U-46 Preschool
Kane County rehousing Assistance Program

Please take a minute to explore their services on IRIS and refer community members in need.

Did you know? You can come to us for the following supports:

You are unable to reach a partner
Interested in discussing workflow
Require additional training or a refresher
Due to changes in staffing, you need assistance updating profile contact information
Data questions
Need help connecting to other IRIS communities

Do you have any suggestions or questions about IRIS?

Your input is invaluable, and we're eager to hear from you. Feel free to connect with any of the Community Managers.

Kim Peterson | Lorena Nunez | Joe Walsh | Michelle Meyer | Cindy Rodriguez

Have you bookmarked the Kane County IRIS log-in page?

You can easily access the link on the AOK web page:

AOK Webpage>Initiatives>IRIS.

Kane County Health Department www.kanehealth.com