[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S989-S990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING ROSECRANCE HEALTH NETWORK

 Mr. KIRK. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate 
Rosecrance Health Network for providing 100 years of high-quality care 
for Illinois residents. As the Senate considers legislation to address 
the heroin and opioid epidemic, including S. 524, the Comprehensive 
Addiction and Recovery Act, which I was proud to introduce with 
Senators Whitehouse, Portman, Klobuchar, Ayotte, and Coons, we

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should consider successful organizations like Rosecrance who have been 
treating individuals with addiction for decades.
  Rosecrance Memorial Home for Children was established in 1916 to care 
for neglected and dependent children in New Milford, IL. In 1982, after 
moving to Rockford, IL, in the 1970s, they recognized growing substance 
abuse rates among teenagers and created a first-of-its-kind chemical 
dependency treatment program in northern Illinois specifically for this 
population. In 1992, this program expanded to serve adults as well.
  Five years ago, they recognized the importance of integrating 
addiction and mental health treatment and merged with the Janet Wattles 
Center in Rockford. This has enabled them to treat individuals with co-
occurring disorders that require behavioral health and addiction 
treatment more effectively. They now provide critical services for over 
22,000 children, adolescents, adults, and families at over 40 locations 
in Illinois and Wisconsin annually.
  I congratulate Rosecrance Health Network on a century of success and 
look forward to working with them to address substance abuse in my 
State.

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