Several local media outlets have reported on the cuts to hours in triage services by more than half at the Rosecrance Mulberry Center. The triage program will no longer operate around the clock, effective Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, because the state has zeroed out operational funds that were promised to partially fill the gap left when Singer Mental Health Center closed three years ago.
Rockford Register Star: Illinois fails to fund Rosecrance triage center; hours to be cut Monday
Rockford Register Star Editorial Board: Our View: Mental health care latest state budget casualty
MyStateline.com: Rosecrance to Trim Crisis Center Hours Due to State Funding Cuts
WIFR.com: Rosecrance Cuts Triage Center Hours Due to Budget Impasse
WREX.com: DIGGING DEEPER: Why Rosecrance says it had to cut hours at triage center
WNIJ: Rosecrance Triage To Cut Crisis Service Hours