Articles filed under Mental Health
-
Rare treatment center for anxiety opens in Elk GroveApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Local officials and community members gathered to dedicate the most recent of only four residential treatment centers in the nation for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive ...
-
Renz Center expands self-empowerment support programApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Renz Addiction Counseling Center has expanded its SMART Recovery support program to include their St. Charles location. An alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous, SMART Re...
-
Missing woman, 57, found after wandering in Elk Grove VillageApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - A 57-year-old woman who wandered away from her adult son in Elk Grove Village was found Saturday afternoon, police said. The woman, a former Winetka resident, was last s...
-
Memory Café offers critical socialization for those with cognitive issuesApr 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Staying socially engaged is critical as adults age but it's especially important for those with memory-related issues and that's where the Barrington Area Council on Agi...
-
Renz Center supports Alcohol-free WeekendMar 19, 2017 11:00 pm - April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This year's theme, "Connecting the Dots: Opportunities for Recovery," is a national grassroots effort to support prevention, research, ...
-
How Naperville-area caregivers for veterans can learn to care for themselvesMar 19, 2017 1:00 am - When Mike Barbour sits in the waiting room at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, he's nearly moved to tears. Men and women, caregivers for ailing veterans, show "dedication ...
-
How Naperville council candidates propose improving mental healthMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - As police across the suburbs increasingly encounter people who are in crisis, candidates for city council in Naperville agree mental health is a topic they must address....
-
New IDs foster communication between drivers with disabilities, policeMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - "My medical condition may impair my ability to communicate with others, especially with strangers or in stressful situations," reads the introduction on a new identifica...
-
Life Span Series continues Sunday with 'Moral Development'Feb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - The Mental Health Ministry of Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva continues its "Life Span Series" with "Moral Development" at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the ch...
-
Maine West welcomes new therapy dogFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Teddy is only 9 months old, but he usually doesn't act his age. The young golden retriever — and newest employee at Maine West High School in Des Plaines — is peaceful,...