North Central Behavioral Health

11/24/2025

Anxiety is a mental illness that can be disabling for people who find social settings uncomfortable and overwhelming during the holidays and celebrations that require interactions with others. The expectations of how we are supposed to behave, set the condition to be painful. Be kind to yourself during this time of year. Not everyone experiences them as "festive" and need your kindness to navigate through.

Eating disorders—such as anorexia nervosa, binge eating, and bulimia—can affect a person’s physical and mental health. In some cases, they can be life-threatening.

However, with treatment, people can recover completely: samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health/conditions/eating-disorders

11/19/2025

We are happy to share this important service announcement from North Central Area Transit - NCAT. Please pass this along to anyone you know that uses their transportation to get around. Thank you NCAT for shuttling people safely to do what they need to do!

11/17/2025

Rosecrance's content because they give such good, evidenced based, mental health information that truly can change someone's life. We are here to help. We are proud to be their Affiliate. Visit our website at www.ncbhs.org to find out how we can be in service to you, your loved ones, and your community.

11/03/2025

We opened our second Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic in our Ottawa Location in October! This is an alternative to Emergency Room visits.

We serve people on a walk in basis providing seamless, fast access to basic services. It is designed for individuals:
• experiencing an elevated level of duress
• having suicidal thoughts
• thinking about self-harming behaviors
• feeling overwhelmed or depressed
• experiencing excessive worry or panic
You will be met with compassionate, trained professionals ready to help.

11/03/2025

Our Behavioral Health Urgent Care is an alternative to Emergency Room visits. We serve people on a walk in basis providing seamless, fast access to basic services. It is designed for individuals:
• experiencing an elevated level of duress
• having suicidal thoughts
• thinking about self-harming behaviors
• feeling overwhelmed or depressed
• experiencing excessive worry or panic
You will be met with compassionate, trained professionals ready to help.

11/03/2025

We are grateful to be a resource for health, healing and wholeness to our clients in North Central Illinois. As we are able to help individuals that goodness ripples into their families and friends. Which that then ripples into their communities and into the world. Celebrate November at the Gratitude Awareness Month.

11/03/2025

If you need help or support it is what we do. We have successfully helped hundreds of addicts and alcoholics find a path of selfcare that has improved the quality of the lives of them and all they touch. If you need help, call our main office at 815-749-9173 or visit www.nchbs.org to find out how we help people find healing.

You don't have to be ready to get sober. You just have to be willing.

10/27/2025

Here is the full logo which the in-house Rosecrance graphic designer created for us to reflect the affiliation between two behavior health organizations.

10/22/2025

We were so happy to be able to be at this wonderful event for the The Salvation Army Canton & Fulton County 360 Life Center.

10/17/2025

Our Community Outreach Tracie Mazzorana obviously likes Halloween. Here is the celebration that was organized by Hegeler Carus Mansion that happened in La Salle on October 7th. Over 650 people attended this event. Take time to watch the videos. They are very entertaining.