Construction on the Ipsen Conservatory at Rosecrance’s Griffin Williamson Campus started in Nov. 2012, and the facility is scheduled to open in early March. Here are some photos charting the progress on its construction:

The Stars of Light, a Rockford theatrical troupe whose mission is to educate the public about mental health issues, has a new home base with NAMI Northern Illinois, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, as of Feb. 15, 2013. The troupe, founded almost 20 years ago at the Janet Wattles Center, … Continued

Rosecrance will have an exhibit at the 20th Annual Illinois Association of Student Assistance Professionals Conference, which will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook. Stop by and learn what services Rosecrance can provide to your school district. The conference will address concepts that have … Continued

The Rev. Meridith T. Graham, who holds master’s degrees in divinity and social work, has accepted the position as chaplain for the Rosecrance Health Network.Graham comes to Rosecrance from the Chicago area, where she worked with a human services organization helping at-risk children and families. In her role at Rosecrance, she will provide non-denominational counseling … Continued

Rosecrance Health Network was featured in a front-page article in the latest issue of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, with a special focus on Rosecrance’s partnership with SwedishAmerican to provide care for people with psychiatric disorders. Read the  entire article by clicking on the cover image below.          

Elizabeth J. Bartos has been named Director of the Rosecrance Health Center, which includes the detoxification unit and medical services at the Harrison Adult Campus, one of the largest substance abuse treatment centers in the state of Illinois. As director of the Health Center, Bartos will oversee 24 detoxification beds and the Medically Assisted Recovery … Continued

Here’s a clip from the Fox News show “Huckabee” featuring singer J. Mark McVey performing a tribute to the late composer Marvin Hamlisch. McVey, along with this wife, Christy Tarr-McVey, will be performing at the annual Rosecrance Foundation Benefit on April 15, and the show will include a tribute to Hamlisch. For more information about … Continued

On Saturday, Feb. 2, Rosecrance President/CEO Philip W. Eaton was honored with an Ignite the Spirit Award presented by the Chicago Fire Department at the group’s Sixth Annual Valentine’s Ball, which was held in Chicago. In July 2012, Rosecrance sponsored the 12th Anniversary Ignite the Spirit Run for Kids, which was held along the Chicago lakefront. … Continued

In an editorial that appeared in the Friday, Feb. 1, edition of the Rockford Register Star, praised the announced partnership between Rosecrance and SwedishAmerican in the field of mental health care. “The work of Rosecrance, SwedishAmerican, Rockford Memorial Hospital, Crusader Clinic and the new Northwest Crisis Care System has drawn positive attention on mental health services. … Continued

ROCKFORD — Rosecrance Health Network and SwedishAmerican Health System have announced a new partnership to improve the continuum of mental  health care services in northern Illinois. The partnership involves improvements in the delivery of both inpatient psychiatric care and outpatient behavioral health services. Under an agreement approved by both organizations’ boards of directors, Rosecrance will … Continued