Whether it’s an iTunes collection or the radio, music is everywhere. But few people know that music can be used as therapy to help with…
Music therapy strikes chord
Posts tagged as “mental health”
Chicago non-profit to launch online community center
Approximately 2,000 people took their own lives on 18 January 1987; Michael D. Moore was one of them. He left behind a wife and three…
Illinois mental health funding likely facing more cuts, despite Quinn’s promise of increase
Rita Winkeler thinks her developmentally disabled son has a bright future, but she worries it is being clouded by state budget cuts because the center…
Changes to medicaid shake disabled community
A cheerful, high pitched voice cut through a crowd of people waiting outside of a meeting last month, with a question about shoes. “I love…
Murray Center’s closing leaves more than 250 developmentally disabled residents with tough choice
Just like any toddler, Karen Kelly’s son can throw a powerful temper tantrum. The only difference is Eric can break someone’s arm. Eric Schutzenhofer is…
Religion Calls for Preservation of Mental Clinics
http://storify.com/KatherineIorio/nato-summit-protesters-rally-outside-chicago-mayor A man stood under the shaded part of a tree, trembling as he held onto what he would later explain as a knight…
Northwest Mental Health Clinic Slated to Close
Northwest Mental Health Clinic will close next year along with five other city-run facilities across Chicago, leaving therapists worried about what will happen to their…
46th Ward Residents Despair Over Hotel Chateau At Town Hall
Neighbors despair as crime increases in the 46th Ward, particularly surrounding Hotel Chateau, at 3838 North Broadway. The single room occupancy hotel offers residency to a varied clientele including those released from prison, mental health patients and others receiving social services.