Institute News

Ninth Annual Mental Health Conference

The Institute's ninth annual Community Mental Health Conference will take place on Sunday, May 23 at Beth Emet Synagogue in Evanston Illinois. The title of the conference is Discover the Hope: Understanding Addictions... Perspectives and Approaches for Individuals and Families. Watch for more details...

Young Fellows

In its first ever Cohen Young Fellows Contest, the Cohen Institute is offering a contest to new and aspiring professionals working with children in Chicago's African American communities. The Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute will offer $1,000 each to winning contestants.

Senators Support Legislation to Help Treat Mental Illness

On Oct 31, 2009, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), George Voinovich (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and John Kerry (D-MA) announced a bi-partisan bill to create national centers for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders. The ENHANCED Act proposes the creation of a national network to help with both diagnosing and improving access to quality mental health care.

Chicago School Fellowship Winner Chosen

Each year NRCI gives a significant fellowship to an advanced full-time Clinical Psychology student. Rachel Niemi has been selected as the 2009 winner of this award. Read more...

2009 Community Mental Health Conference

The May 31, 2009 Eighth Annual Community Mental Health Conference on Shattering Myths: Men, Boys and Mental Health was another highly successful program. There were more than 300 participants and in excess of 120 sponsoring organizations.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make the 2009 Conference such a marvelous event. The 2010 Conference will address addictions and will take place on May 23, 2010. Save the date. More information will appear later on this website.

The Art of Feeling Well

Over 150 attended the program on October 25 at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Evanston. The program was designed to allow the participants to spend time with mental health professionals in a small group setting to discuss areas of concern. The small discussion groups included, child/teen depression , child/parent communication, spouse/partner relationships, alcohol and drug issues, employment issues and entering a new culture.

Father Claudio Diaz, Director of Hispanic Catholics welcomed the audience and thanked Marilyn and Larry Cohen for sponsoring this very important program.

Evaluations from the participants were very positive, asking that more programs like this be offered. One participant said "Excellent...can't wait until next year." Each participant received a resource booklet listing organizations in the area that deal with the issues presented and how to get further assistance. Future programs such as this will be offered in the near future.