The Rockford Register Star‘s Greg Stanley wrote today about a partnership between Rosecrance and Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato in the South Beloit School District. In South Beloit, Stanley writes, the number of students from low-income families reached a new high 63 percent of the student body in 2011 — up from 45 percent … Continued
Rosecrance is co-sponsoring the clinician’s conference “Freud Meets Buddha: Mindfulness As a Therapeutic Tool for Healing Trauma” from March 8-10 in Chicago. Rosecrance Chief Medical Officer Dr. Thomas Wright will be speaking at the conference. His session, titled, “Non-Suicidal Self Injury (Cutters) in Substance Abuse Treatment,” is scheduled on Friday, March 9, at 3:45. The … Continued
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
The December edition of the Rosecrance enewsletter is now available. This issue features information on how a national report about teen drug use mirrors Rosecrance admission trends, highlights from the Project SAFE program’s December graduation, a study on adolescent sleeping patterns and more. Click here to read the newsletter. Click here to subscribe by email.
Mary Ann Abate, chief operating officer of mental health for Rosecrance Health Network, has been named a finalist for Rockford Woman magazine’s Rockford Woman of the Year award. From the Rockford Register Star: This year’s finalists for Rockford Woman of the Year are the chief operating officer of mental health for Rosecrance Health Network, chief … Continued
On November 29, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 2412, which restored cuts to several human service programs, including millions of dollars to community mental health and substance abuse funding. Our local state senators and representatives all voted to approve the bill. From all of us at Rosecrance, we thank Senator Christine J. Johnson, Senator … Continued
Rosecrance President/CEO Philip Eaton and Rep. Chuck Jefferson, D-Rockford, pose for a photo at Rosecrance’s Veteran’s Priority Unit (V.I.P.) open house event on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 14 new beds serve patients with substance use and mental health disorders Download this news release as a PDF ROCKFORD – Rosecrance this week celebrated the completion of … Continued
The November edition of the Rosecrance enewsletter is now available. This issue features a new screening guide from the NIAAA, information on “designer” drugs like K2, spice and bath salts, a visit from Miss Illinois and an upcoming training opportunity. Click here to read the newsletter. Click here to subscribe by email.
The Stars of Light Theatre Troupe has released their autumn tour schedule: Monday, October 24, 2011 Noon to 1 p.m. lIinois Statewide Transition Conference Crowne Point Plaza 3000 South Dirksen PKWY Springfield, IL 62073 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 9:30 a.m. Winnebago County Corrections Winnebago County Justice Center Rockford, IL 61101 Monday, October 31, 2011 9:30 … Continued
The Mental Health Association of the Rock River Valley is proud to present the fifth annual Kennedy 5K Run/Walk for Mind, Body & Soul, sponsored by Rosecrance. This event is open to the community and family participation is encouraged. The fee to participate is $20. Register for the event here, or by visiting the Rosecrance … Continued