Articles filed under Mental Health
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Naperville's St. Thomas the Apostle Church offers mental health first aid courseJul 23, 2022 11:00 pm - Mental health crises in today's world are probably just as common as physical emergencies like heart attacks. Would you be able to recognize such a crisis or know how to...
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Daily Herald opinion: Schaumburg police's mental health unit will take police work beyond law enforcementJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board It's hard to take seriously anyone who contends communities should literally “defund” the...
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Schaumburg police readying first-of-its-kind mobile response unit for mental health careJul 18, 2022 5:30 am - Schaumburg police are preparing to deploy what's believed to be the suburbs' first mobile response unit to serve as an alternative to traditional law enforcement for cri...
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How hundreds of therapists help thousands in the Highland Park community after mass shootingJul 18, 2022 5:30 am - Fire trucks storming out of the station got her attention, but the turning point came minutes later for one spectator at Lake Bluff's Fourth of July parade. Audrey Gruns...
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How a game of golf can change the lives of grieving men in our communityJul 17, 2022 11:00 pm - "Iron sharpens iron" is an expression widely used. Ken Schneider, a 15-year volunteer with Fox Valley Hands of Hope, uses the phrase to describe the grief coping proces...
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New nationwide Veterans Crisis Line number begins July 16Jul 10, 2022 11:00 pm - On July 16, 2022, the nationwide Veterans Crisis Line will transition to a new number: 988 and Press 1. The new number offers an easier to remember and share resource in...
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Chicago podcaster Case Kenny harnesses music and mindfulness to make self-exploration funJun 29, 2022 6:00 am - Don't call him a coach. And don't call him an influencer. But with a Top 25-ranked Apple podcast and upward of 439,000 followers on Instagram, it seems likely Case Kenn...
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Advocates launching campaign to form mental health boards in Schaumburg, Wheeling townshipsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - No sooner will Tuesday's primary election be over than an informational rally will be held Wednesday, June 29, for an effort to create 708 Community Mental Health Boards...
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Constable: New suicide prevention network tailored to help HispanicsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - Palatine mom Gabriela "Gabi" Vargas, 35, knows the hopeless feeling that can envelop people in a world where they don't feel they belong. So does Alejandro "A.J." Ramire...
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Constable: Schaumburg's Mondo on track with mental health film about athletes and fansMay 19, 2022 5:20 am - Athletes ranging from Olympians to teens at Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove, Hersey, Wheeling and other suburban high schools perform on tracks and sports flooring made by Mond...