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SUMMARY:Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children and Adolescents Struggling with School Refusal/School Anxiety | Virtual | Presented by Jacqueline Rhew\, CADC\, LCPC\, and Lauren Hart\, MA\, LBS1
DESCRIPTION:The Mental Health Board and the Center for Emotional Wellness of the Northwest Suburbs have partnered to offer this training opportunity for our Behavioral Health network.\nREGISTER HERE!\nFREE: 1 IDFPR CEU for LSW/LCSW\, LPC/LCPC\, Psychologists\, and ISBE CPDU’s for School Professionals \n  \nSUMMARY and OBJECTIVES\n \nSchool professionals and clinicians are invited to participate in a one-hour virtual training led by experts in school mental health and anxiety treatment. This interactive session will focus on understanding and supporting students experiencing school anxiety\, avoidance\, and refusal behaviors. Participants will explore the emotional\, social\, academic\, and environmental factors that contribute to attendance challenges and learn evidence-based strategies to improve student engagement\, school connectedness\, and successful attendance. Practical tools and resources will be shared\, including attendance plans\, family engagement strategies\, anxiety-management supports\, and intervention frameworks that can be implemented across school and clinical settings. \nThe training will include opportunities for discussion\, collaborative problem-solving\, and case-based learning. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their current practices\, share challenges\, and engage with colleagues to generate new ideas and solutions for supporting students and families. Through guided activities and expert facilitation\, attendees will identify barriers to school engagement\, develop targeted intervention strategies\, and create action steps that can be tailored to the unique needs of their students\, families\, and school communities. \nPRESENTER \n\nJacqueline Rhew\, CADC\, LCPC\, is the co-founder of the Center for Emotional Wellness of the Northwest Suburbs. She is an expert in her field and is called upon by hundreds of school districts\, family agencies and mental health facilities — locally and nationally — for consulting staff to better serve their youth. Jacqueline served as a Clinical Consultant for AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital for many years\, and previously served as Assistant Director for the School Anxiety/School Refusal Program — a program she was instrumental in creating and developing. She has facilitated 300-plus workshops for professionals and parents — locally and nationally — on topics ranging from anxiety\, school refusal\, parenting\, and self-injury. \nLauren Hart\, MA\, LBS1\, has been a teacher for the past 18 years. She holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education\, a Bachelor’s Degree in English Education and a Learning Behavior Specialist Certification (LBS1). Before choosing to invest her time fully into building the company in response to community need\, she spent the 12 years prior as the Clinical Supervisor of Patient Education at Ascension- Alexian Brothers Behavioral Medicine\, overseeing nine programs at two locations. Before leading her team at the hospital\, she taught at the middle school and high school level\, in the general education setting as well as in a therapeutic day school and alternative high school program.
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LOCATION:Virtual\, IL
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SUMMARY:Community Connections Summit | In Person
DESCRIPTION:VISIT OUR SUMMIT PAGE
URL:https://mc708.org/event/9916/
LOCATION:McHenry County College\, Luecht Auditorium\, 8900 US-14\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:MHB Committee of the Whole Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-committee-of-the-whole-meeting/2026-09-15/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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SUMMARY:"Paper Spiders" Community Movie Meetup with Discussion | In-person
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!\nThis is open to the Community. No CEUs will be provided. \nNorthern Illinois Recovery Center and the Mental Health Board are sponsoring a Community Movie Meetup followed by a discussion on mental health and substance use. The movie will be “Paper Spiders” – Rated TV-MA. \n 
URL:https://mc708.org/event/paper-spiders/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:MHB Regular Board Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-regular-board-meeting-10/2026-09-22/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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SUMMARY:Building a Better Suicide Risk Assessment: The Nuts and Bolts of the Columbia Protocol | Virtual | Presented by Adam Lesser\, LCSW
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!\nFREE: 1.5 IDFPR CEU for LSW/LCSW\, LPC/LCPC\, Psychologists\, and IAODAPCA \n  \nSUMMARY\n \nThe Columbia Protocol (C-SSRS) (www.cssrs.columbia.edu) is now widely recognized as a gold-standard\, innovative suicide risk screening tool. It has been implemented in many systems across the US and abroad with tremendous benefit– identification of people who would have otherwise been missed while redirecting scarce resources. Evaluation in hospital-based psychiatric emergency departments when it is not necessary is costly\, sometimes traumatic\, and may be less effective in routing people into ongoing care. This workshop will review the development of the C-SSRS and its administration\, covering its items predictive of increased risk. Participants will learn about how to administer the full and screening versions of the tool\, how to customize the tool and how to interpret results.  Population-specific editions will also be reviewed (very young children\, military\, etc.). Training will include didactic\, video demonstration and role play training techniques. \nOBJECTIVES \n1. Explain how screening with the C-SSRS can be used to identify at-risk individuals and identify steps taken to implement a comprehensive screening program that includes targeted and public health approaches to prevention \n2. Describe how utilizing a systemic best practice measurement\, the C-SSRS\, to identify suicidal ideation and behavior results in improved identification and precision\, which ultimately saves lives \n3. Learn the types of suicidal ideation and the four behaviors that are predictive of imminent risk and how to administer the C-SSRS full and screener scales \nPRESENTER \nAdam Lesser\, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker\, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons\, Lecturer at the Columbia University School of Social Work and the Deputy Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project at the New York State Psychiatric Institute where he assists with all suicide prevention activities related to public health including the international dissemination and implementation of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). He has published\, presented internationally and consulted to state and local governments on best practices for suicide risk identification and prevention. His work has been featured in Social Work Today Magazine and on Atlanta National Public Radio\, CNN-Espanol\, Univision and other local print and television media outlets.
URL:https://mc708.org/event/building-a-better-suicide-risk-assessment/
LOCATION:Virtual\, IL
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together: Health\, Harm Reduction\, and Healing Relationships | In-person | Presented by Gwen Gallagher and Odalys Landa
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!\nThis is open to the Community. No CEUs will be provided. \n  \nCome to this workshop to learn more about: \n\nhealthy conflict resolution\nhaving healthy boundaries in your relationships\ngreen and red flags in relationships\nunhealthy vs abusive relationships\nautonomy of supplies\nhaving healthy boundaries when using drugs\nnever using alone\n\nParticipate in a fun craft activity as well! \n  \nPRESENTERS \nGwen Gallagher is an Outreach & Prevention Advocate at Turning Point Domestic Violence Services. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in public health from Bradley University and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in public health with a focus in family and community health through Purdue University. She is licensed as a Community Health Education Specialist (CHES) and has worked with the youth population for many years. She truly believes that building up the next generation with important knowledge is essential for a healthy\, thriving community. \n \nOdalys Landa serves as the Outreach Coordinator for McHenry County\, diligently working in the fields of mental health and recovery since 2018. My lived experience as an Immigrant who used substances allows me to connect with my community and educate friends\, family and strangers who have needed someone who speaks their language. My experience working in MAT and in Kane/DuPage County has allowed me to expand my resources across 3 counties. Breaking the stigma in the Hispanic communities is my passion. I am a proud DACA recipient and will always advocate for any marginalized group.
URL:https://mc708.org/event/stronger-together/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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