Ribbon Cutting at 4 p.m. at 915 Alexandra Drive The community is invited to visit Rosecrance’s newly opened Belvidere office at 915 Alexandra Drive for a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Open House starting at 4 p.m. Dec. 4. The event goes until 6 p.m. Behavioral health services were moved to the new location … Continued

$50,000 award supports integration of primary care and mental health services The Rosecrance Foundation has received a $50,000 Community Partners Grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois to enhance a two-year-old collaboration with Crusader Community Health that allows low-income clients of each organization to receive services from both agencies at the same site. … Continued

By Kailley Lindman If a teen were suffering from diabetes or another debilitating illness, most parents wouldn’t hesitate to make an appointment with a specialist and take the teen in for a medical evaluation. In the case of discovering that the child is abusing alcohol or drugs, however, parents often feel overwhelmed and conflicted by … Continued

Classes don’t end when residential treatment begins Say you’re a parent who is dealing with the revelation that your teenager needs treatment for substance abuse. That alone can be devastating for both parents and teens, especially if the teenager is nose-diving in school – a common symptom of substance abuse. So on top of the … Continued

Last week reporter Melissa Westphal wrote about Rosecrance Health Network moving it’s community mental health services currently offered at the Ware Center in downtown Rockford, to the former Sun View Market on North Main Street. The agency is buying the old grocery store, 2704 N. Main St., and plans to spend upward of $3 million … Continued

Last week an editorial on the benefits for the new facility at North Main in Rockford will benefit everyone from clients and staff. The move will be from the Ware Center in downtown Rockford, to a larger building on North Main. ROCKFORD — The new facility will give Rosecrance more space — 42,000 square feet … Continued

Drug and alcohol use impedes normal brain development in teens and can have a long-lasting, even life-long impact, according to research. People sometimes view teenagers’ experimentation with drugs and alcohol as a normal part of growing up and coming of age. However, research shows there is no safe level of substance use when it comes … Continued

Visit our Publications page to view the latest issue of Reach. Reach is published semi-annually to inform friends of Rosecrance about programs, special events and new developments. Click here to sign up for Reach or cancel your subscription. The first Reach of each calendar year is an annual report from our most recent fiscal year. Rosecrance annual reports provide financial, … Continued

Rosecrance will be involved in two events in the Madison area in September: Voices of Recovery 2013 Rosecrance is a co-sponsor of the recovery foundation luncheon, which is Sept. 30 at the Marriott Madison West, 1313 John Q Hammons Drive, in Middleton, Wis. The event will feature author and speaker Rokelle Lerner discuss “Recovery and … Continued