ROCKFORD (WREX) — It is one week into 2020 and millions of people across the country are working to keep their new year resolutions; but many are close to giving up already. According to research conducted by the University of…
By: Hope Salman The Behavior Health Leadership Team of Rockford ask board members to put a referendum question on the March 2020 ballot. It would ask for a half cent sales tax increase to go toward mental health initiatives. Winnebago…
By: Hope Salman The Behavior Health Leadership Team of Rockford ask board members to put a referendum question on the March 2020 ballot. It would ask for a half cent sales tax increase to go toward mental health initiatives. Winnebago…
By: Breane Lyga U.S. regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline. Similar to 911 for emergencies, people will just need to dial 988 to seek help — once it’s implemented. Shatter Our Silence…
By WIFR Newsroom ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) — Local organizations and students gathered at Rock Valley College on Tuesday afternoon to help raise awareness about suicide prevention. Speakers discussed signs of depression and ways to end the stigma around mental health. Organizers say…
Courtesy: MGN By Brittany Karlin | Updated: Tue 6:45 PM, Sep 10, 2019 ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and experts urge people to get educated. “I think the important part of today and this week…
I believe within each of us there lies a Light. A Light allowing us to create, show compassion, be gracious and to love. I believe we are all born with this Light. There are no expectations. No defective people who…
It was the week leading into finals for the fall semester. In the middle of studying for an upcoming exam, I got the call. I just saw him last weekend. Well, actually it was the night before Thanksgiving and he…
Cold does not exist, there is only an absence of heat. Darkness does not exist, there is only an absence of Light. Though these two facts may be true, our perception of the cold and darkness can be debilitating. But,…
During this time of high school and college graduation, it is a common question to ask the graduate what they will being doing after a graduation. Why do we ask this particular question? Maybe we are curious. Maybe we are…
