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SUMMARY:MHB Regular Board Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-regular-board-meeting-10/2026-12-15/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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SUMMARY:MHB Regular Board Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-regular-board-meeting-10/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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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:MHB Regular Board Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-regular-board-meeting-10/2026-10-27/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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SUMMARY:MHB Regular Board Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-regular-board-meeting-10/2026-11-24/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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SUMMARY:MHB Special Board Meeting
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URL:https://mc708.org/event/mhb-special-board-meeting-11/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHB Internal Business
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SUMMARY:Opioid Overdose Prevention & Reversal: Overdose Responder Training | In-person | Presented by Teagan Ferraresi of Liv4Lali
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!\nFREE: 1.5 IDFPR CEU for LSW/LCSW\, LPC/LCPC\, Psychologists\, and IAODAPCA \n  \n  \nSummary \nAttendees will learn what opioids are and how they work\, the opioid overdose epidemic\, identify the signs of an opioid overdose & learn how to respond and reverse it\, all about Naloxone\, a little about Harm Reduction\, and overdose prevention and policies. \nPresenter \nTeagan Ferraresi (she/her) is an Outreach Coordinator in McHenry County. With personal experience with Substance Use Disorder\, her desire to make a change locally brought her to Live4Lali. After volunteering for a year\, she joined the team as a SMART Recovery Facilitator and Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution (OEND) trainer. She’s a fierce believer in harm reduction and destigmatization through community education\, and is passionate about helping others with anything from peer support to treatment navigation. \n 
URL:https://mc708.org/event/10-8-2026-opioid-overdose-prevention/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:"Half Nelson" 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 “Half Nelson” Rated R – *Age requirement is 17+ unless accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. \n 
URL:https://mc708.org/event/half-nelson/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:"The Edge of Seventeen" 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 “The Edge of Seventeen” – Rated PG13. \n 
URL:https://mc708.org/event/the-edge-of-seventeen/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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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:Ethics and Boundaries in Trauma Informed Care & Cultural Competence in Clinical Practice | In-Person | Presented by Mark Sanders\, LCSW\, CADC
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION CLOSED – To be put on the Waitlist\, email Kris Doherty at kdoherty@mc708.org.\nFREE: 6 IDFPR CEU’s for LSW/LCSW\, LPC/LCPC\, Psychologists\, and IAODAPCA \n* In order to receive the CEU’s\, you’ll have to attend the FULL TRAINING. \n* 1 hour Lunch on your own \nEthics and Boundaries in Trauma Informed Care\n \nSummary: The great majority of clients seeking behavioral health services have histories of trauma. Topics covered in this skill-building presentation include: An historical perspective on the challenges in addressing trauma; advocacy and trauma informed care; Addressing 5 types of traumatic stress disorders; The iatrogenic effect and trauma informed care; How to avoid doing harm; Establishing healthy boundaries in trauma informed care and\, How to become a trauma informed organization. \nObjectives: by the end of this presentation participants will be able to: \n\nEffectively advocate for clients with trauma histories.\nEstablish healthy boundaries with clients with trauma histories.\nAvoid doing harm.\nArticulate how to ethically address 5 types of traumatic stress disorders.\nIdentify strategies for becoming a trauma informed organization.\n\n  \nCultural Competence In The Clinical Relationship\n \nSummary: Topics covered in this skill-building workshop include: the differences between cultural competence and cultural humility; Cultural responsive counseling; intersectionality and effective cross cultural counseling; integrating cultural responsiveness and evidence based practices; guidelines for culturally and linguistically appropriate services: organizational cultural responsiveness. \nObjectives: By the end of this presentation participants will be able to: \n\nArticulate the differences between cultural competence and cultural humility.\nStrive for cultural humility in clinical relationships.\nExplore intersectionality in the clinical relationship.\nBe a more effective cross cultural counselor\nIntegrate culture and evidence based practices.\nUse CLAS Standards to guide work across cultures.\n\nPRESENTER \n \n\nMark Sanders\, LCSW\, CADC\, is Founder and CEO of On The Mark Consulting an international speaker and consulting organization in behavioral health whose impact and results have reached audiences and organizations throughout the United States\, Europe\, Canada\, Africa\, Lithuania\, West Indies and Guam. Mark is the recipient of four lifetime achievement awards including the prestigious NAADAC Enlightenment Award. He was one of three finalists for the National Association for Addiction Professionals 50th Anniversary Legends Award. Mark is also the recipient of the Illinois Certification Board’s Professional of the Year Award\, The Illinois Certification Board\, Jessica Hayes Lifetime Achievement Award\, Faces and Voice of Recovery Innovations in Recovery Award and The Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the social work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago alumni.  \nMark is the author of five books on behavioral health recovery. Recent writings include: Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies For Clients With Multiple Addictions Disorders and Relationship Detox: A Counselors Guide To Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships In Recovery. He was lead writer on a trauma informed gun violence prevention curriculum which is being implemented in several large cities in the United States. His groundbreaking monograph Recovery Management co-authored with historians William White and Earnest Kurtz helped shift addictions treatment and recovery from the acute care model solely towards a Recovery Oriented System of Care. Mark has had two stories published in the New York Times bestselling book series\, Chicken Soup for The Soul. \nMark has also had a 30 year career as a university educator having taught at The University of Chicago\, Loyola University of Chicago and Illinois State University School’s of Social Work. He is co-founder of Serenity Academy Chicago\, a program which sponsors recovery-oriented peer groups in local high schools. \n\n 
URL:https://mc708.org/event/ethics-and-cultural-competence/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:WORLD TRAUMA DAY - Our Ancient Brain: Understanding Ourselves Through Evolution | In-Person | Presented by Gary Rukin\, LPC
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!\nFREE: 5.5 IDFPR CEU’s for LSW/LCSW\, LPC/LCPC\, Psychologists\, and IAODAPCA \n* 1 hour Lunch on your own \n  \nSUMMARY \nThis training equips mental health professionals with an evolutionary\, trauma-informed lens for understanding clients. Its core idea is evolutionary mismatch: brains and bodies shaped over 6 million years struggle in modern environments\, producing anxiety\, depression\, ADHD\, addiction\, and a loneliness epidemic. It traces brain architecture\, the HPA axis and chronic stress\, and why humans uniquely suffer from rumination. The framework reframes symptoms as ancestral adaptations—reducing shame—and integrates with CBT\, DBT\, ACT\, EMDR\, as well as somatic approaches. It teaches six interventions: physiological sigh\, psychoeducation\, completing the stress cycle\, window-of-tolerance work\, nature prescription\, and social co-regulation\, closing with a practical 30-day integration plan. \nOBJECTIVES \n\nExplain how evolutionary biology shapes common mental health presentations\nRecognize ‘evolutionary mismatches’ in your own life and clinical practice\nDescribe the stress response (HPA axis\, cortisol) in accessible\, non-jargon language\nApply six interventions that align with evolved neurobiology\nUse psychoeducation about evolution to reduce client shame and increase self-compassion\nPractice three experiential exercises that generate embodied insight\nIntegrate evolutionary awareness into your existing trauma-informed clinical framework\nLeave with a concrete 30-day integration plan for your own practice\n\nPRESENTER \nGary Rukin\, LPC\, MA\, MS\, has worked in Community Mental Health for the past thirteen years. He serves as the Trauma-Informed Coordinator for the McHenry County Mental Health Board\, and has presented trainings on Dialectical Behavior Therapy\, Understanding Psychosis\, Understanding and Treating Emotional Trauma\, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Thresholds\, The Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Recovery Conference\, Northwestern University Hospital\, and the Illinois Department of Human Services. \n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://mc708.org/event/world-trauma-day/
LOCATION:McHenry County Mental Health Board\, 620 Dakota Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T190000
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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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