Linden Oaks at Edward will host its annual Recovery Day on Saturday, September 14, from 11AM to 1PM in the Linden Oaks Healing Garden on the campus of Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington St. in Naperville. Recovery Day celebrates the successes of those who are in recovery from chemical dependency and serves as a reminder of the commitment to those who still need support.
The keynote speaker of this year’s event, a member of Narcotics Anonymous, will deliver a message of recovery as he walks through growing up with supportive but very poor parents, discussing early victories in his life, which took a downturn as the disease of addiction took hold. The speaker will discuss the challenges and struggles of addiction, and how recovery dramatically changed his life and brought him spiritual blessings and gifts.
The Saturday event will also feature the band, Hip Shakin’ Party, featuring Curly No Shoes Jr., 2010 Oklahoma Blues Hall Of Fame inductee.
On Friday, September 13, 9AM to 12:15PM, Linden Oaks will host “Neuroscience of Addiction: Overview and Recent Advances,” featuring keynote speaker T. Celeste Napier, Ph.D., Rush University Medical Center Department of Pharmacology and director of the Research and Recovery Center for Compulsive Behaviors and Addiction. Other speakers will discuss overdose awareness and prevention. The event will be held at the Linden Oaks Outpatient Center, 1335 N. Mill St. in Naperville. CEUs will be offered for professional healthcare providers who attend. To register, call (630) 527-6363.
Linden Oaks at Edward is a 108-bed behavioral health hospital on Edward Hospital’s Naperville campus with outpatient offices in Naperville, Plainfield, St. Charles, Woodridge and Yorkville. Linden Oaks has more than 30 psychiatrists on its medical staff and 350 employees to serve residents of Chicago’s west and southwest suburbs.
Linden Oaks uses a combination of inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and traditional outpatient programs to treat adolescents, adults and older adults for anxiety disorders, chemical dependency, depression, eating disorders, geriatric conditions and self-injury.
The Joint Commission has awarded Linden Oaks the Gold Seal of Approval for commitment to excellence in six disease management programs: addiction services, bipolar disorders, depression, eating disorders, geriatrics and self-injury. And, Linden Oaks has earned the American Nurses Association’s Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality.
For more information, visit www.edward.org/lindenoaks. For immediate assistance and a free and confidential assessment, call the Linden Oaks 24/7 Help Line at (630) 305-5500.
