Articles filed under Mental Health
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Bill affirming mental health referendums passes House, awaits governor's signatureNov 08, 2023 10:00 pm - A bill preserving the results of successful referendums last year creating community mental health boards in several suburban communities has passed the Illinois House a...
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Will legislative fix end need for do-over mental health board referendums?Nov 05, 2023 1:00 am - Bill would spare townships, county from redoing measures that created mental health boards
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How Metra is working harder to stop suicides on tracksOct 30, 2023 5:30 am - Interventions to save lives and prevent death by suicide on railway tracks increased substantially in 2023, Metra reports. Through mid-October, police and train crews tr...
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St. Thomas the Apostle offers 'Handling Grief During the Holidays'Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The holidays may be a very painful and difficult time if you and your family have experienced the death of loved ones during the past few years. All around us, our cultu...
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New St. Charles mental health center ribbon cuttingOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon cutting for the new location of the Ecker Center for Behavioral Health at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at 1652 E. Main S...
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Women On The Brink hosts forum on children in poverty and mental healthOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Women On The Brink: Elgin Area offers its 2023 fall forum, "Elgin's Children in Poverty: Focus on Mental Health" on Thursday, Oct. 19. It will be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ga...
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Do-over or do nothing? Townships face question over mental health board referendumsSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - Prompted by an apparent flaw in the wording of a 2022 referendum question voters approved to create a community mental health board, Wheeling Township plans to call for ...
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Wheeling Township plans do-over on mental health board referendumSep 28, 2023 5:30 am - Wheeling Township voters again will be asked to create a mental health board, and a tax to fund it, after officials acted Tuesday to place the question on the March 19, ...
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Parents can sign up for free series on mental health for teensSep 26, 2023 11:00 pm - Anxiety, pandemic isolation, and social media impact our youth. Free presentations will be offered at 7 p.m. on consecutive Wednesdays at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 12...
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Kane County Health Department offers fall mental health training eventsSep 25, 2023 11:00 pm - The Kane County System of Care, a grant-funded initiative of the Kane County Health Department, invites mental health clinicians, community leaders, youth, parents, and ...