Advocates fight to keep mental health facility open

Mike Moen — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:37:39 +0000

State officials are gathering public input on the pending closure of Rockford's Singer Mental Health Center. As part of a cost-cutting move, Governor Pat Quinn signed a budget that calls for shutting the facility's doors this fall. The governor says it's also part of an effort to focus more on community-based mental health care.