March is Self-Harm Awareness Month. There are countless ways that people deal with pain, trauma, mental illness, and the challenges of life. One way that people, especially adolescents and young adults, try to regain control and find release is through physical self-harm. However, this habit can become cyclical and difficult ...read more
(Dixon, IL) Sinnissippi Centers will once again offer up to four $1,000.00 college scholarships for individuals seeking a career in the human services field. Information has been shared with high school counseling staff in Bureau, Carroll, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, and Whiteside Counties. “Our College Scholarship Program is available exclusively to those who ...read more
(Dixon, IL) September is an especially important awareness month for the public and for behavioral healthcare. It is both Recovery Month and Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Millions of Americans are impacted by substance use disorders, mental illnesses, and suicide each year. Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...read more
(Dixon, IL) Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced that the Healthy Families America (HFA) affiliate, Sinnissippi Centers Inc, has been accredited as a provider of high-quality home visiting services to pregnant families and families with infants and young children. HFA is the signature program of PCA America and has been providing ...read more
Sinnissippi Centers’ opened the agency’s newest office on May 12, 2025. The new Byron office is located at 212 W. Blackhawk Drive. “This is Sinnissippi Centers’ third office in Ogle County,” says Sinnissippi Centers’ President/CEO Stacie Kemp. “The demand for services in Ogle County and the lack of ability to expand ...read more
