Articles filed under Mental Health
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Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent timesSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Mental health therapists' caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus c...
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It's important to take the time to listen to our childrenSep 01, 2020 11:00 pm - I just wasn't in the mood for one of those long, tortured, and ultimately fruitless discussions with my then 8-year-old about the difference between fantasy and reality....
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Batavia Counselors' Collaboration launches #togetherWECAN CampaignAug 10, 2020 11:00 pm - A simple desire to help the community weather the COVID-19 pandemic has morphed into a much bigger and valuable collaboration. Maria Kuhn of Kuhn Counseling Center expre...
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AID Senior Sunshine Program offers check-in calls for seniors with mental health concernsJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Since last November, the Association for Individual Development has offered free scheduled “check-in” calls to individuals age 60 and older as part of the Senior Sunshin...
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#ElginCares is new tool to check in on well-beingJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin group has created a bilingual tool that can help people monitor their well-being, as experts agree the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected mental health a...
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Ecker, Renz complete merger; now named Ecker Center for Behavioral HealthJul 13, 2020 11:00 pm - The Ecker Center for Mental Health and Renz Addiction Counseling Center have finalized a complete merger as of July 1, 2020 becoming one organization, Ecker Center for B...
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How a Naperville man is improving online help for those in recoveryJun 15, 2020 5:30 am - A Naperville designer who has been supported by the addiction recovery community for the past decade is creating an online platform to help recovery groups better adjust...
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Bail to remain $500K for woman accused of arson, attempted murder in AuroraJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - A 19-year-old woman charged with arson and attempted murder after a mid-May house fire in Aurora will remain jailed on $500,000 bail. A Kane County judge Wednesday denie...
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NAMI's statement on mental health and recent racist incidentsMay 31, 2020 11:00 pm - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country an...
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Naperville ride to support opioid recovery goes virtualMay 27, 2020 5:20 am - Bicyclists and supporters of people in recovery throughout the country can participate in a new virtual version of the nonprofit organization Pedal4Life's annual HeroInM...