NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS – COOK COUNTY NORTH SUBURBAN ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Cook County North Suburban Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (“NAMI CCNS”) has announced a new Executive Director and a new Program Director to lead the organization in its mission to assist individuals and families coping with mental illness. Jeffrey Rabin was appointed as Executive Director of NAMI CCNS...
2022 NAMI Annual Appeal
2022 is coming to a close, and what a year it’s been! We’re excited to offer many of our classes and events in person, and it’s been a delight to connect with friends old and new. At NAMI CCNS, helping others is not just a duty, but a calling; and...
U.S. News: One in Six Suicide Hotline Calls Isn’t Answered
Health officials preparing to broaden the reach of a national mental-health crisis line are working to strengthen an overstretched network of call centers that didn’t connect with about one in six callers in recent years, a Wall Street Journal data review showed. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will transition on...
When Parents Report a Child to Avert a Shooting | Troubling behavior leads to difficult decision
SPENCER, Okla. — Even on the day Alania Vasquez reported her 14-year-old son to police, the enormity of the decision hadn’t fully hit her. She told an officer who came to her apartment that she believed her son would hurt people, likely at a school. He had a growing obsession...