The Rockford Register Star‘s Melissa Westphal wrote about Rosecrance’s partnership with Community Crusader Health in today’s paper. The partnership provides a licensed clinical social worker on site at Crusader’s West State Street office to allow for immediate response for behavioral health issues. From Westphal’s article: Will Holm, a licensed clinical social worker with Rosecrance, is … Continued
Earlier this month, the University of Michigan released its annual “Monitoring the Future” report. The report surveys young people anonymously about the drugs they use and the frequency at which they use them. Rosecrance admission trends mirrored results from the report. Click play on the video below to see a short interview about the study … Continued
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WIFR-23 in Rockford spoke to Rosecrance about the recent rise in marijuana and synthetic drug use. From the article: The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports more teens use marijuana each year. Rehab counselors at Rosecrance say they are seeing the same thing here in the Stateline. Among the teens admitted for treatment last year, … Continued
Claudia Evenson is hosting a new weekly parent support group at Rosecrance’s Naperville Satellite Office, 608 S. Washington St., Suite 21, in Naperville. The support group is for parents who suspect their children are experimenting with drugs or alcohol, or are concerned their children may have relapsed after previous treatment. The group meets on Tuesdays … Continued
The December edition of the Rosecrance enewsletter is now available. This issue features information on how a national report about teen drug use mirrors Rosecrance admission trends, highlights from the Project SAFE program’s December graduation, a study on adolescent sleeping patterns and more. Click here to read the newsletter. Click here to subscribe by email.
Marijuana, synthetic drug use on the rise Download this news release as a PDF ROCKFORD – Marijuana use among teens across the nation rose for the fourth straight year, according to results from the highly respected annual “Monitoring the Future” survey released Dec. 14, 2011, in Washington, D.C. In addition, the survey indicates that daily … Continued
Mary Ann Abate, chief operating officer of mental health for Rosecrance Health Network, has been named a finalist for Rockford Woman magazine’s Rockford Woman of the Year award. From the Rockford Register Star: This year’s finalists for Rockford Woman of the Year are the chief operating officer of mental health for Rosecrance Health Network, chief … Continued
SAFE program helps women regain or retain custody of children Download this news release as a PDF ROCKFORD – One by one, graduates from Rosecrance’s Project SAFE program took the microphone on Dec. 9 at Court Street United Methodist Church to list the things for which they are grateful. The graduation took place during the … Continued
On November 29, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 2412, which restored cuts to several human service programs, including millions of dollars to community mental health and substance abuse funding. Our local state senators and representatives all voted to approve the bill. From all of us at Rosecrance, we thank Senator Christine J. Johnson, Senator … Continued