For the third straight year, The Rosecrance Foundation set an attendance record at the annual Benefit, which raises funds to help families that need financial assistance for behavioral health treatment services. Multi-platinum country quartet Lonestar headlined the event, which was held Monday, April 27, 2015, at Giovanni’s. They performed to a sold-out house of almost … Continued
Rosecrance Art Therapist Jennifer Thammavong spoke about the “In My Shoes” traveling art exhibit on Wisconsin Public Radio and Fox 6 News. Click here to listen to the WPR segment. Watch the Fox 6 News segment below, or click here to read the full article.
Rosecrance hosted a Rockford Chamber of Commerce “Good Morning Rockford!” breakfast and networking event April 14 at the recently relocated Ware Center. Dozens of people stopped by the building for food, conversation and tours of the facility. The Ware Center opened in November inside a renovated former grocery store at 2704 N. Main St. It … Continued
ROCKFORD – Rosecrance, a not-for-profit organization and leading national provider of substance abuse treatment for teens, adults and families, launched “In My Shoes,” an art exhibit created to help parents understand teenagers’ points of view about the pressures they face and how they are confronted with the potential to use and abuse substances. Following tour … Continued
Rosecrance President/CEO Philip Eaton was featured in the State Journal-Register this weekend. Substance-abuse treatment providers were eager to testify at hearings around Illinois last year to inform lawmakers about how we are responding to the current heroin epidemic. We joined the lineup of witnesses, including law enforcement officers speaking about the heroin distribution network and county coroners reciting … Continued
Rosecrance’s Father Jim Swarthout, Clergy and Community Coordinator, talks with the Daily Herald about addiction, recovery and spirituality. Read the article here.
Speakers stressed the importance of changing the conversation about substance abuse and addiction during a special event March 6 in Waukesha. The presentation featured messages by Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, Flo Hilliard, director of Wisconsin Voices for Recovery, and Your Choice, a substance abuse prevention education program founded by the Lybert family. Rosecrance … Continued
A new scholarship fund in memory of Donna Gillette will help current and former Rosecrance clients further their education after treatment. Donna worked at Rosecrance for more than 20 years as a psychiatric and addiction nurse. She was director of nursing for adolescent services when she retired in 2010. Donna passed away in 2014, but … Continued
NAMI Northern Illinois celebrated excellence in community mental health during its annual Get to Know NAMI open house March 10 at Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden in Rockford. NAMI is comprised of people living with mental illness, as well as families, friends and supporters. The group offers community educational courses, support groups and other local … Continued
A new study looks at heavy cannabis use in adolescence and uncovers a memorable finding. Dr. Thomas Wright, Rosecrance Chief Medical Officer, discusses this study on WGN TV. Click here to read the article.