Articles filed under Mental Health
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DuPage United pushing for more mental health resources, safer gun practicesMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - Two police cars were waiting for Betsi Terpin when she pulled up to her Naperville home a year ago. The 23-year-old has bipolar disorder and had been using drugs to help...
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Renz Center offers new support group for familiesMar 05, 2019 10:00 pm - Community residents who have a family member struggling with a substance use disorder are encouraged to participate in a new support group, Among Friends. Starting Wedn...
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How Dist. 204 candidates would prioritize student mental healthMar 05, 2019 12:00 am - The mental health of the students studying in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is on the minds of five candidates seeking three seats on the school board for the next fo...
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Renz, Ecker Center to offer Smart Recovery GroupFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - More than six decades ago, two friends and members of Church of the Brethren served as the first executive directors of two separate nonprofit community agencies providi...
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Why Stevenson High students wore semicolon pins FridayFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's note: The spelling of student Marissa Schwarz's name has been corrected. Hundreds of students and staffers at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire donned...
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Learn benefits of meditation at Feb. 12 program in NapervilleFeb 03, 2019 10:00 pm - Feeling restless but you don't know why? Seeking to begin or expand your prayer practice? Heard of meditation but don't know much about it or how to go about it? Then pl...
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Hanover Township awards mental health funding grantsFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $890,000 in annual funding at its Jan. 22 meeting. Funds were awarded to agencies serving Hanover Township residents in...
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Aetna's Guardian Angel program helps opioid patients get the care they needJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Sue Martin gets on the phone every day, calling her company's health insurance members who recently have been treated for opioid overdose or addiction. "I'm craving a 1...
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'Right to a safe place': Program targets gap between hospital, addiction help for opioid patientsJan 24, 2019 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the title of Adriane Price, clinical supervisor of the Gateway Warm Hand Off program Roughly 155 suburban re...
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Hanover Township provides PADS fundingJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board recently approved $25,000 in emergency funding for PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) of Elgin to support the agency's new ...