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Addiction Awareness and Recovery 5K Run/Walk is set for Sept. 24

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Above / Annual Addiction Awareness and Recovery 5K is slated for Sept. 24 at Danada Forest Preserve, just off Naperville/Wheaton Road.

Registration is open for the 3rd annual Addiction Awareness and Recovery 5K Run/Walk that will be held at 10AM on Sat., Sept. 24, at the Danada Forest Preserve in Wheaton.

Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, JUST of DuPage and West Suburban Fellowship Club are sponsoring the Run/Walk, which was founded to draw attention to addiction in the community and celebrate those in treatment and recovery. The event coincides with National Recovery Month, which supports efforts for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.

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Registration through September 1 for the 5K Run/Walk is $35 ($40 after September 1) and includes a T-shirt and raffle ticket.

For more information or to register for the 5K Run/Walk, visit www.justofdupage.org.

Linden Oaks

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Linden Oaks at Edward is located on the Main Campus, 852 West St. in Naperville.

Linden Oaks provides care at a 108-bed hospital on Edward Hospital’s Naperville campus and outpatient offices in Hinsdale, Naperville, Plainfield and St. Charles. Linden Oaks also manages behavioral health services for Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights.

Linden Oaks Behavioral Health offers a variety of specialized programs at each stage of the recovery process for adolescents, adults and families suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. Linden Oaks’ care includes detox, residential and intensive outpatient programs, and continuing support. The Joint Commission, an independent accrediting body for healthcare organizations, has recognized Linden Oaks with the Gold Seal of Approval for commitment to excellence in the treatment of addiction, anxiety care, bipolar disorders, dementia, depression, eating disorders and self-injury.

For more information, visit www.lindenoaks.org. For immediate assistance and a free and confidential behavioral health assessment, call the Linden Oaks 24/7 Help Line at (630) 305-5027.

News submitted by Keith Hartenberger, Public Information Officer, for Edward-Elmhurst Health Services.

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Thanks to all participants who keep the outdoor event season moving so many worthwhile charities can run!

 

 

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