Articles filed under Mental Health
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope offers free programs, support groupsJul 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope, a community-based, nonprofit organization, is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and providing hope for those experiencing grief or lif...
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CEO's response on sick day for mental health goes viralJul 23, 2017 7:18 am - Recently an utterly human response from a CEO to his employee who was taking time off to cope with mental-health issues took the Internet by storm. It prompted thousands...
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Holmstad Helping Hearts offers support for family, caregivers dealing with Alzheimer'sJul 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Findings from an Alzheimer's Association survey released in June 2017 show that while 91 percent of survey participants agree it often takes a village to provide care fo...
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NAMI to host monthly coffee July 8Jun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - The National Alliance on Mental Illness for Kane-south, DeKalb, & Kendall Counties sponsors a monthly coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, at Advocate Medical Grou...
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Study: A third of teen girls experience depressionJun 03, 2017 7:22 am - Depression is usually considered an issue parents have to watch out for starting in the turbulent teenage years. The CW channel, full of characters with existential angs...
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Naperville native's film about struggles with anxiety making Hollywood premiereMay 29, 2017 8:00 am - Naperville native Kelsey Sante has lived the experience in her short film, “Reach,” for years. She endured panic attacks while a student at Neuqua Valley High School and...
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Downers Grove family's 'lighthearted' race aims to improve mental health supportMay 24, 2017 5:00 am - Healing takes many forms for those affected by suicide loss. One of those forms, for a Downers Grove family who lost a brother and a son in 2015, is a run that's approa...
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'Sad commentary' on mental health help: Money matters in treatment accessMay 23, 2017 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated. One in two people will have a diagnosable mental health condition during their lifetime, while one in five adults will fa...
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Solving the suburbs' mental health language barriersMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - Problem: As many as 500,000 people who speak a language other than English at home in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties could need mental health help e...
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Why mental health mattersMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - Mental health can cause consequences that hurt not only individuals and families but workplaces, public assistance systems and the economy. Here's how: • Mental disorder...