In response to a rise of heroin use in the Chicago suburbs, Rosecrance recently participated in a student seminar at Hinsdale South High School in Darien to help students understand the consequences of drug abuse. The event was featured in an article published by Sandy Illian Bosch in the Chicago Sun-Times publication The Doings Weekly. … Continued
John Griffin, Chairman of the Rosecrance Board of Directors, thanked the community for their generous support in a letter to editor in the May 12, 2012, edition of the Rockford Register Star. Griffin wrote: On behalf of The Rosecrance Foundation board of directors, I wish to express appreciation to everyone who helped make our annual … Continued
WREX-13 published an article over the weekend about a Rosecrance-affiliated recovery court for juvenile offenders with mental health or substance abuse issues. The court system is designed to provide an alternative to jail and is presided by Judge Janet Holmgren, presiding judge of the Juvenile and Specialty Courts Division of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court. … Continued
There were several articles in the news this week about Rosecrance Flower Day 2012. WREX-13 posted a piece about the event here. Samantha Jeffrey’s writes: Shoppers raised funds for mental health and substance abuse treatment programs and services just by buying flowers on Thursday. Both Gensler Gardens locations in New Milford and Loves Park celebrated … Continued
Today on the Tinley Park Patch is an article about officials in Orland Township pooling their substance abuse prevention resources in the wake of recent heroin-related incidents. From the article: In March, area law enforcement, mental health, school and government officials met to pool resources in the wake of a noted rise in heroin-related arrests … Continued
The Rockford Register Star‘s Matt Trowbridge wrote in today’s newspaper about former Chicago Bear Michael Richardson’s visit with adolescent teens at Rosecrance’s adolescent Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus on Wednesday. Williamson spoke to teens about motivations, goals and the 12 Steps. From Trowbridge’s article: Mike Richardson, a starting cornerback on the famed 1985 Chicago Bears, partied … Continued
In December 2011, Facebook, SAMHSA and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline teamed up to launch a suicide prevention tool on Facebook. The new service enables Facebook users to report a suicidal comment they see posted by a friend to Facebook, using either the Report Suicidal Content link or the report links found throughout the site. The … Continued
Rosecrance’s James Nachampassack was featured in the Rockford Register Star‘s daily “Get to Know Me” feature. Nachampassack, who works at the Berry Campus, is a Rockford native. He is a specialist with the United States Army Reserve, coaches youth basketball at the YMCA and wants to become a registered nurse. Read more about James here.
The Rockford Register Star‘s Melissa Westphal wrote about Rosecrance’s partnership with Community Crusader Health in today’s paper. The partnership provides a licensed clinical social worker on site at Crusader’s West State Street office to allow for immediate response for behavioral health issues. From Westphal’s article: Will Holm, a licensed clinical social worker with Rosecrance, is … Continued
WIFR-23 in Rockford spoke to Rosecrance about the recent rise in marijuana and synthetic drug use. From the article: The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports more teens use marijuana each year. Rehab counselors at Rosecrance say they are seeing the same thing here in the Stateline. Among the teens admitted for treatment last year, … Continued