The National Alliance on Mental Illness/Northern Illinois will observe Mental Illness Awareness Week, which is Oct. 7 to 13, with three events: Rally for Mental Health: Several community members will speak at this event, which is noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at the Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 W. State St., Rockford. The … Continued
Rosecrance and Sierra Tucson present “Addressing Self-Sabotage in Recovery” Thursday, Oct. 25, in Oak Brook and Friday, Oct. 26, in Skokie. The speaker is Libby Timmons, LILAS, CEAP, SAP, a master’s level clinician, certified experiential therapist and certified addictions specialist. She has extensive training in psychodrama, addictions and experiential therapy and has been in private … Continued
Rosecrance invites you to “Student Athletes as Substance Abusers,” a conference being held Friday, Nov. 9, at the Northern Illinois University satellite campus, 1120 East Diehl Road in Naperville. The conference will feature certified Mental Game Coach Marc Anderson and Naperville Central High School coach Mike Stine. They will speak to the cultures of an … Continued
On Sunday, Sept. 30, Rosecrance hosted Cooking Up Hope at the Naperville Country Club in Naperville. The chef’s tasting, which attracted about 200 people, raised money to help teens obtain substance abuse treatment in Rockford. This was the third year for the event, which included participation from Casey’s Foods; Francesca’s; Grandma Toste’s; Heaven on Seven; Hugo’s Frog … Continued
Local NPR radio station WNIJ-FM reports on plans for the closure of Singer Mental Health Center, with a focus on Rosecrance’s plans to open a crisis triage center in the downtown Rosecrance Ware Center. Rosecrance’s CEO, Philip Eaton, describes those plans: “The two major foundational pieces of the next steps, one is a community crisis … Continued
The Rockford Register Star has a report on Rosecrance’s plans to renovate its space in downtown Rockford to house a triage center for patients to use when Singer Mental Health Center closes. “Construction started Friday at the Rosecrance Ware Center, 526 W. State St. Workers are renovating about 2,000 square feet of space on the … Continued
Rosecrance is hosting a Professional Career Fair from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Rosecrance Berry Campus, 8616 Northern Avenue, Rockford, in the Community Room. We’re looking for LPNs, RNs, and Bachelor’s or Master’s in the Human Services, Social Work, Psychology and Counseling fields and Bring a resume and prepare to be … Continued
Rosecrance and Insight Behavioral Health Centers will present “Making the Pieces Fit: Understanding Co-Occurring Conditions in the Chemical Dependency and Eating Disorder Puzzle” from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago.The seminar’s keynote presenter is Brad Lamm, a noted author, dynamic speaker, interventionist … Continued
The Rockford Register Star and Rockford TV stations were among the media to report on the decision by a state review board to close Rockford’s Singer Mental Health Center, including Rosecrance’s plans for a Crisis Triage Center. Rockford Register Star story The report from WIFR-23 The report from WREX-13 The report from WTVO-17
Here’s the new TV commercial for Rosecrance, focusing on the Griffin Williamson campus adolescent substance abuse treatment facility in Rockford. The ad features WGN radio’s John Williams and will air on WGN and CLTV.