Behavior Health Leadership Team Ask to Put Mental Heath Referendum on Ballot
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 County Board Chairperson, Frank...Rockford Suicide Prevention Activist Says 3-Digit Crisis Hotline Will Eliminate Barriers
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 is a Rockford suicide...Suicide Prevention Event Hosted at Rock Valley College
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...
World Suicide Prevention Day sparks conversation
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 and month is talking about...