Giving Tuesday: What is it all about?
December 3rd, 2024 is GivingTuesday – a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created with this simple idea in mind: a day that encourages people to do good.
Overdose-reversing drug available for free at ComWell locations
ComWell is offering the lifesaving opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone (Narcan) at its offices located in Red Bud, Sparta, Chester and Okawville. The lifesaving nasal spray is provided for free. Those interested do not need to make an appointment and no identifying information is needed to receive the medication. Included with each box of Narcan are…
Amy Bauer Announced as ComWell’s 2021 Outstanding Staff of the Year
Bauer began her career in March of 1990 at ComWell, at the time Human Service Center, where she was given a temporary position with the task of data entry transferring policy manual material into a word processor. It didn’t take long though for management to realize her capabilities and offered her the full time position of Administrative Technician just three months later.
ComWell Directors Expand Leadership Team in Agency Reorganization
This reorganization ensures leaders are able to more deeply focus on growth and development, as well as training and supervision among the various programs offered by the agency.
Shea Haury Advocates for Local Workforce Crisis Solutions
Senator Laura Fine (D-9th District, Glenview), Chair of the Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee, convened a subject matter hearing on Friday, October 22, 2021, regarding the ongoing crisis that behavioral healthcare providers are experiencing in retaining and recruiting staff.
The Rotary Club of Red Bud Grants Funds for ComWell Special Olympics
Rotarians in Red Bud received a Rotary Foundation grant to support ComWell’s Special Olympic athletes and program, to which the club also contributed to.
Mental Health First Aid Matters: JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack—we’d start CPR, or at the very least, call 9-1-1. But too few of us would know how to respond if we saw someone having a panic attack or if we were concerned that a friend or co-worker might be showing signs of alcoholism.
U.S. Representative Mike Bost visits ComWell
Congressman Bost met with ComWell’s Board of Director’s President David Holder, Randolph County Commissioner Ronnie White and ComWell leadership.
ComWell COA Accreditation
ComWell has achieved national accreditation through the Illinois Council on Accreditation (COA). ComWell is a local non-profit provider of behavioral health, substance use and developmental disability services in Southern Illinois.
Setting and Achieving Goals for 2021
Let’s talk goals for 2021! Whether we’re breaking out an unmarked calendar or simply scrolling to the month of January, there is always a sense of new beginnings and fresh starts when we begin the year again on January 1st. We make resolutions, set goals and wait for the clock to strike midnight before we…