Articles filed under Mental Health
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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...
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Anniversaries are an invitation to mark timeMay 16, 2022 11:00 pm - It was a cool overcast May morning in 1982. A 30-year-old pastor stood at the front of the church while the organist began to play the wedding processional. He watched t...
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Downers Grove Addiction Treatment Center hosts open house May 19May 15, 2022 11:00 pm - To continue helping those battling addiction in DuPage County, Gateway Foundation will host an open house at its outpatient facility on Thursday, May 19. It will be hel...
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Aurora church hosts talk about crisis-intervention trainingMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain, social workers and mental health professionals will present "First Responders: Crisis-Intervention Training" at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark...