(Dixon, IL) According to the National Alliance no Mental Illness (NAMI) one in five youth live with a mental health condition, but less than half of these individuals receive needed services. Undiagnosed, untreated or inadequately treated mental health conditions can affect a student’s ability to learn, socialize, and experience success in school ...read more
(Dixon, IL) In 2016, Sinnissippi Centers celebrated 50 years of service to Carroll, Lee, Ogle, & Whiteside Counties. The agency is marking another significant milestone this year. Sinnissippi Centers has now been providing substance use treatment services for 40 years. Beginning services in the fall of 1978, Sinnissippi was among the ...read more
(Dixon, IL) Through a grant with the Department of Human Services and through collaborative efforts with KSB and CGH hospital systems, Sinnissippi is able to offer Teletherapy services at select primary care clinics at KSB and CGH outpatient sites. Teletherapy sessions are very similar to in-office mental health therapy with one exception: ...read more
(Dixon, IL) February-March will be an exciting time for Sinnissippi Centers and the local area. "We will open our first Recovery Home during that time period," says Sinnissippi Centers' President/CEO Patrick Phelan. “We have been in the planning stages for the past year, and now we are going to realize our ...read more
(Dixon, IL) When a person comes in for treatment to an agency like Sinnissippi Centers, they bring their own unique life events, circumstances, diagnoses, and other characteristics that all have to be considered in their treatment and recovery. It’s a philosophy of seeing the whole person and everything about them as ...read more
