He looked like their dad but he talked their talk.
He is known as the teen whisperer but Jeff Yalden did anything but whisper.
The 46-year-old Marine from Myrtle Beach, S.C., shouted his message to more than 600 area students Thursday at the annual Teen Showcase at Illinois Valley Community College.
TONICA/LOSTANT — The upcoming months are a busy time for high school students. The weather has improved; more outdoor activities are available; preparations for prom have begun; and graduation will be here shortly. It is a time full of parties and celebrations, but oftentimes those activities can provide the temptation of underage drinking. To increase public awareness of the potential dangers, April was designated “National Alcohol Awareness Month.”
Many 12-step programs say admitting there is a problem is the first step toward recovery.
Peru is pushing for the Illinois Valley to take that step in regard to the area’s heroin problem.
“Someone needs to take the lead on it so, I thought we would,” said Peru police chief Douglas Bernabei during Peru finance and safety services committee meeting. “We’re going to call a public forum not to solve the heroin problem but to admit there is one in the whole region.”
The La Salle County Juvenile Justice Council will host its annual Juvenile Justice Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21 at Mendota Civic Center, 1901 Tom Merwin Drive.
What are the signs and symptoms of SAD?
Sarah Morscheiser, a clinician with North CentralBehavioral Health Systems says people with SAD report feeling depressed and having low energy. They may notice changes in their daily functioning such as irritability or hypersensitivity to stressful situations, along with tiredness, oversleeping or weight gain.
Our Chief Clinical Officer, Diane Farrell spoke with AM1220 WLPO Jennifer Nagle about the symptoms of depression, following the tragic death of Robin Williams.
A law as massive as the ACA won’t be without a few “wrinkles,” said John Reinert, director of service planning and development for North Central Behavioral Health Systems in La Salle.
But those wrinkles aren’t enough to disguise a program that already is helping the uninsured and the underinsured, he said.
Earlier changes in the law enacted parity in mental health and substance abuse services covered by insurance plans. Reinert said if a plan offers mental health coverage, then it must be at the same rate as coverage for other medical services.
LaSalle, IL (July 2013)- In January of this year, President Obama called for the Mental Health First Aid training program, to help teachers and students recognize the signs of mental health disorders in young people and to assist in getting them the appropriate care.
Mental health is a growing social issue, and one service provider is hoping to educate the public about the potential of successful treatment.
Although not as easily treated as a cold or readily diagnosed as a broken bone, mental health illnesses can be as disruptive and painful as many other diseases.
“You can’t just fix it with a pill. So much of it is behavioral,” said John Reinert, director of service planning and development at North Central Behavioral Health Systems
With next week as Mental Health Awareness Week, local mental health professionals are hoping more people take mental health seriously and understand that it is a disease.
North Central Behavioral Health Systems is pleased to announce the latest development in our continued growth in North Central Illinois with the opening of the Morris, Il office.
NCBHS service areas include La Salle, Bureau, Marshall, Putnam, Stark, Fulton, McDonough, and now Grundy Counties. NCBHS has 11 site locations and employs 140 staff who serve approximately 10,000 individuals annually, with an ongoing caseload of 3,000 individuals open for treatment at any one point in time.
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Rosecrance, North Central Behavioral Health Systems partner to expand central Illinois services
ROCKFORD, Ill. (November 4, 2024) — Rosecrance Behavioral Health and North Central Behavioral Health Systems have signed a letter of intent to join together in an exciting opportunity to combine quality resources and expand services and access to care for individuals and families in central Illinois.
North Central Behavioral Health Systems is pleased to announce the latest development in our continued growth in north central Illinois with the opening of The Hygienic Institute building. NCBHS chose to keep the name The Hygienic Institute as the name of this site to pay homage to the institute’s original purpose of providing access to healthcare for the La Salle/Peru/Oglesby communities. Local residents are familiar with the Hygienic Institute name, history, location, and purpose. NCBHS believes that there is an ongoing commonality for its current use.
