SPRING 2012 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: - CASA Lake County

Lundbeck, Inc. PartnershipPromotes Advocate Education(From left) Lundbeck, Inc executives Matt Mays, Sally Benjamin Young,Staffan Schubert, Dan Brennan and Joe Nolan.Staffan Schubert, President of Lundbeck, Inc, and Terri ZennerGreenberg, CASA Lake County’s Executive Director, with theplaque naming the volunteer training room for Lundbeck.On April 5, Staffan Schubert, President of Lundbeck, U.S.,and members of his executive staff visited CASA’s administrativeoffice in Vernon Hills where Mr. Schubert unveiled a plaquenaming the Volunteer Training Room for Lundbeck.In January 2012, Lundbeck, Inc, announced a newpartnership with CASA Lake County designed to provide itsvolunteer advocates with a high level of understanding ofmajor neurological or psychiatric disorders, why they occur,what symptoms to look for and what therapies are availablefor people with these types of disorders.WE Care for CASA 2011Lundbeck’s instructional design consultants are in the processof creating this new curriculum for CASA and will alsoproduce a training manual for CASA staff and a trainingbooklet for volunteers. The training module will providethree hours of instruction and continuing education credits.CASA Executive Director Terri Greenberg said, “This isa natural partnership.” She cited the study The EssentialAdvocate: Using CASAs to Promote Child Well-Beingconducted by Sheryl Dicker and Elysa Gordon andpublished by the National Council of Juvenile and FamilyCourt Judges: “Children in foster care are far more likelythan all other children to have serious medical problems,developmental delays and emotional difficulties. Nearly 80percent are prenatally exposed to substance abuse and 40percent are born premature and/or with low birth weight.”Dan Brennan, Lundbeck Vice President, and former CASAadvocate, agreed. He said that Lundbeck is committedto making a difference for people with psychiatric andneurological disorders and that supporting this educationprogram is an essential part of the company’s mission,since many abused and neglected children suffer from theseproblems. He also noted that once this initial training courseis fully developed and refined, it could go nationwide andbeyond to help abused children.(From left) CASA Advocate Managers Mary Neu-Stoppelman andHope May, CASA Program Director Wendy LaPlaca and WE Careorganizers Heidi Sparacino, Wendy Apple and Erin Kerpel.Thanks to all of the families and the community of WaldenElementary School for providing over 600 needed itemsfor our CASA Children in December.Approximately 90 percent of thechildren for whom CASA volunteersadvocate are affected by psychiatricand neurological disorders.CASA LAKE COUNTY 3