Articles filed under Mental Health
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State mental health center renamed for Elizabeth Packard. Here's her story of exposing abuse.Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - In June 1860, Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in Jacksonville by her husband, a Calvinist minister, for, ...
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'Nothing like this in the state': Palatine OKs housing for human trafficking victimsAug 08, 2023 5:00 am - Palatine will be the first community in the state to provide temporary housing for homeless girls who have been victims of human trafficking or sexual exploitation. The...
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Retirement of Schaumburg therapist starts changes for village's counseling programJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - With the retirement Tuesday of the full-time therapist at Schaumburg's Family Counseling Center, village officials plan to contract Owens & Associates to provide the sam...
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NAMI of McHenry County names new executive directorJul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - The National Alliance on Mental Illness of McHenry County has welcomed Abbey Nicholas, M.S. as the new executive director. Nicholas, who started on July 1, replaces ret...
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DuPage County approves funds to expand mental health servicesJun 28, 2023 5:00 am - DuPage County Board members approved $7.75 million to help build a new crisis recovery center to address mental health needs. The center, estimated to cost $25.8 million...
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Going the extra 3,100 miles: Dad, son in cross-country cycling race for causes about fathersJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - This Father's Day promises to be a special one for Barrington-area resident David Hirsch. Hirsch, 62, is a member of a four-man cycling team pedaling 3,100 miles from Oc...
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Join SHARE's annual Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing June 20 at Edward HospitalJun 14, 2023 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, June 20, SHARE will hold its annual Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing & Butterfly Release on the campus of Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington St. in Naperv...
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'We help people with addiction': Elk Grove puts Narcan dispenser in police department lobbyJun 05, 2023 5:30 am - Elk Grove Village is opening new lanes on the road to recovery for community members struggling with substance abuse. Elk Grove Village Cares, an innovative program laun...
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Louie's Law passes state House, on way to Pritzker's deskMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - Legislation to create a comprehensive drug education curriculum for the state's public schools is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. Louie's Law, named after a sub...
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Glenbrook North teams shine a light on mental health with Spartans Care FairMay 03, 2023 1:00 am - After Glenbrook North High School's 2022 "Mental Health Matters" lacrosse event, the Spartans seniors told coach Justin Georgacakis they'd like to see it grow. He listen...