USF CRSS Success

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This year’s work reflects the dedication of IDHS staff and partners across Illinois – protecting basic needs, strengthening safety, supporting families, and expanding opportunity.

In 2025, IDHS continued showing up for people across the state, from mental health and recovery to housing, public safety, and basic needs – all rooted in compassion, accessibility, responsibility, and equity for those we serve.

Thank you to our staff, partners, and communities for the progress we drive together.

We hope to see as many people and community partners at the Spring 2026 ICB Conference in Itasca, IL!

Registration is open for the ICB Spring Conference. Do not miss your chance to earn your CEUs, gain insights from the industries leaders, and connect with professionals across the state. We have quite a lineup, we hope to see you there!

https://favoredconferencesandevents.regfox.com/2026-icb-spring-conference

Sending heartfelt Congratulations to Executive Director of Stepping Stones Treatment Center in Joliet, IL, Paul Lauridsen on his retirement, after more than 30 years of service! Paul, you are the most humble, hard working, and most incredible human being! I cannot put into words what you mean to me personally and to the Joliet, Will County, and State of Illinois at large. Knowing you for almost 20 years has been an absolute joy and pleasure! Thank you is simply not enough for all that you have done for the CRSS Success Program at USF and for the thousands of individuals and families whose lives you have forever touched! You are the greatest friend and ally! Incredibly grateful for you and your partnership! You are a legend and my hero! Love you my dear friend! 💛🤎💛🤎

If you are struggling there is help available. Don’t suffer in silence! ♥️

Help Yourself If you’re in emotional distress there are options available to help you. You can also contact the 988 Lifeline at any time to connect with a skilled, caring counselor and get support.

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Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today and every day.
May we continue to serve with compassion, justice, and love. 💙

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Carrying Forward the Dream: Economic Justice, Dignity, and the Fight for a Sustainable Peer Workforce In April 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

📢Here's What's Happening the Week of January 18th, 2026, at NAMI Will-Grundy!

💚All groups are confidential, free, and a safe place to talk with others who have been there.
💚Connection Support is a recovery support group program for adults working on their mental health.
💚Family Support is for those who love and care for someone living with a mental health condition.

* Sunday, January 18th- Family Support on Zoom at 4:00pm. Please register for the Zoom link at: https://namiwg.org/calendar/
* Sunday, January 18th- Connection Support on Zoom at 6:00pm. Please register for the Zoom link at: https://namiwg.org/calendar/

* Monday, January 19th- Connection & Family Support Groups from 6:00pm-7:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 1015 Winthrop Avenue in Joliet.

* Tuesday, January 20th- Connection Support Group from 2:00pm-3:30pm at the Orland Park Living Room located at 16514 106th Court in Orland Park. This is hybrid group. Please call 708.981.3370 for the Zoom link.

* Wednesday, January 21st- Teen Support Group & Parent Roundtable from 6:00-7:00pm at the Trinity Family Counseling Center located at 2000 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 102, in Joliet. Please email Eric at [email protected] or Luke at [email protected] with questions about the teen group and [email protected] with questions about the Parent Roundtable.

* Thursday, January 22nd- Connection & Family Support from 6:00pm-7:30pm at We Care of Grundy County located at 530 Bedford Road in Morris.

* Friday, January 23rd- NAMI Conexiones, Grupo de Apoyo y Recuperación & Grupo de Apoyo para Familiares from 6:30pm-8:00pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church located at 205 E. Jackson Street in Joliet.

*Sunday, January 25th- Connection Support on Zoom at 6:00pm. Please register for the Zoom link at: https://namiwg.org/calendar/
* Sunday, January 25th- Connection & Family Support at UChicago Medicine Advent Health (Bolingbrook Hospital) from 6:00pm-7:30pm located at 500 Re*****on Boulevard in Bolingbrook.

Please join us this week!

You are not alone 💚💚💚💚

NAMI HelpLine staff and volunteers will commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday tomorrow, January 19. Support and resources are still here for you:

- Call or text 988 if you are experiencing a mental health crisis. You can also chat online at chat.988lifeline.org
- Need emotional support? Find an available warmline in NAMI's Warmline Directory nami.org/warmlinedirectory
- Need practical help? Search the NAMI HelpLine Knowledge Center to find your answers helplinefaqs.nami.org

Come support a great cause and one of our community partners Stepping Stones Treatment Center!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Mark your calendars!

Recovery is possible!! 💜💙💜💙

Recovery doesn’t always start with formal treatment. Some find strength through personal commitment, self-help tools, and mutual support meetings. Help spread awareness that treatment works, and recovery is possible: findtreatment.gov

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Advocacy Day in Springfield, IL April 15th 🩵🩵

Please join IABH, along with our partners, Community Behavioral Healthcare Association, Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, and NAMI Illinois on April 15th at the Capitol in Springfield to lobby for behavioral health legislative initiatives.

Registration will open at the end of the month and we hope to see you there!