January 20th, 2015
(Dixon, IL) Funding levels for treatment of mental illness, addiction, and substance use, and other behavioral healthcare services are at historically low levels. Now, with a new governor in Springfield who has indicated cuts are on the horizon, the future is more uncertain than ever for human services agencies like Sinnissippi ...read more
December 23rd, 2014
(Dixon, IL) Sinnissippi Centers has been awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000.00 by the Dr. Louis and Violet Rubin Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois. The grant will fund an expansion of Sinnissippi’s Ways to Wellness and Recovery program into Ogle County.
“We are very pleased to receive ...read more
October 10th, 2014
(Dixon, IL) Sinnissippi Centers, Inc. welcomes Lorri Mostad as the agency’s new Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). As an APN in a behavioral healthcare setting, she will provide assessments and medication management to patients. In addition, as an APN, her focus will be on holistic care for patients and helping them achieve ...read more
July 7th, 2014
(Oregon, IL) Sinnissippi Centers’ newest office in Oregon will be open and ready to serve Ogle County residents a few days before July 17th, which is the day a ribbon cutting and open house will be held. The new facility has 6,400 square foot of new office space to serve ...read more
June 4th, 2014
(Dixon, IL) Sinnissippi Centers is one of eight agencies nationwide selected by the National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) who will receive a $5,000 grant to train rural law enforcement personnel in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).
May 20th, 2014
(Oregon, IL) Imagine you are at work and a co-worker is having shortness of breath and chest pains that rapidly worsen. You are trained in first aid and CPR and you quickly determine it’s a heart attack. You call 911 and perform CPR during the short time it takes for ...read more
April 14th, 2014
(Dixon, IL) 2014 is a milestone year for both the Sinnissippi Foundation and The Next Picture Show in Dixon. Both are celebrating anniversaries: 2014 is the 10th year for the Expressions Art Sale, and the 10th year for The Next Picture Show.
January 10th, 2014
(Oregon, IL) It has been impossible in the past few months to watch a television news segment or pick up a newspaper without being bombarded by news of the Affordable Care Act (or ObamaCare as it is often called). As of January 1, 2014, coverage began for the first time ...read more
December 4th, 2013
(Oregon, IL) A Construction crew broke ground Tuesday December 4th on Sinnissippi Centers’ new Oregon office. When complete, the site will have a 6,400 square foot office to serve residents of Ogle County. “Oregon is the last of our new office buildings to be built,” says Patrick Phelan, Sinnissippi Centers’ ...read more
October 28th, 2013
(Dixon, IL) On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act into law that provided federal funds to help support community mental health centers devoted to the treatment of mental illness. It was the last legislation President Kennedy signed into law.
“The 50th anniversary of the ...read more