About Mildred Berry Center

The Mildred Berry Center opened its new children and family counseling location on May 16, 2007. The new location serves as the home for child and adolescent services branch of Janet Wattles Center, and the Center’s 22,000 square foot convenient Rockford location is expected to provide counseling services to approximately 2,000 children and families in its first year.

Sixty staff members - including child and adolescent psychiatrists; psychologists; therapists;
counselors; behavioral health, assessment and emergency service personnel; and support staff - make Mildred Berry Center one of the leading providers of child, adolescent and family behavioral health services in the region.

Our facilities are accredited by:

About Dr. Mildred Berry
Mildred Berry Center is named after Rockford educator and child advocate Dr. Mildred Berry (1902-1993). She was an internationally renowned speech pathologist, lecturer and author. She was the second woman in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in speech pathology and taught at Rockford College for 36 years. Children, especially those in need, were one of Dr. Berry’s special passions. She served on the Janet Wattles Center board and as the board president for many years. In 1985, the child and adolescent division of that organization – the Mildred Berry Center - was named in honor of her and her dedicated work on behalf of children and families.

Our Mission
To improve lives by providing solutions through high-quality, efficient and effective mental health services and education.

Our Vision
To realize a future where when everyone with a mental illness will recover...when mental illness can be prevented or cured...when mental illnesses are detected early...and when everyone with a mental illness, at any stage of life, has access to effective treatment and support essential for participating fully in our community.

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