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Mental health town hall meetings to be held The Division of Mental Health and the Ben Gordon Center in DeKalb are offering a series of town hall meetings and community webinars. The idea behind the town hall meetings is to assist concerned community members, care providers, health care professionals, landlords, school systems, universities, consumers and families to understand the effects of tragedy in their communities, according to a news release from Ben Gordon Center. A kick-off webinar will be held 1-3 p.m. Friday. Those wishing to attend can log on to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/582058471. In addition, three town hall trainings - one each in Chicago, DeKalb and Rockford - will be held later this month, according to the news rel