Articles filed under Mental Health
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Harper provides mental health, basic needs for studentsOct 07, 2020 11:00 pm - At the onset of the pandemic, Harper College surveyed its students to get a better sense of the hardships they faced and the support they needed. Many expressed concerns...
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Hanover Township awards mental health fundingOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $3,500 in staff development funding to two entities during a virtual meeting last month. Heritage Elementary School in ...
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DuPage County coroner and health department promote Suicide Prevention AwarenessSep 16, 2020 11:00 pm - September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies and community members unite to promote su...
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Hanover Township Mental Health Board awards funding to 3 agenciesSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $23,800 in funding to three agencies during its virtual meeting Aug. 25. Advance Preschool Inc. was awarded $15,000 in ...
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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...