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County board and health leaders praise new Scribe Recovery Center ahead of opening

5786915 · August 27, 2025
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DuPage County leaders and the county health director recognized board support for the Scribe Recovery Center, saying the new center will provide immediate behavioral health crisis care and reduce stigma around mental health treatment.

DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy and health department leaders recognized the county’s investment in a new behavioral health facility, the Scribe Recovery Center, at the board’s Aug. 26 meeting and said the center will open next week.

Chair Conroy thanked board members for directing “precious resources” toward a new public-health approach for people experiencing mental health and addiction crises, and praised members for sharing personal experiences that informed the decision. “You directed precious resources, creating a new public health care model that will change lives…

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