Glade Run Lutheran Services holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Butler on Wednesday to commemorate the opening of the expansion of Glade Run´s EPIC (Empowering People in Communities) psychiatric rehabilitation program for chronically mentally ill adults.

Glade Run Lutheran Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Butler this week to commemorate the opening of the expansion of Glade Run's Empowering People in Communities.

The program for the psychiatric rehabilitation of chronically mentally ill adults, known as EPIC, is in downtown Butler at 125 W. New Castle St. An open house was held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

EPIC — Psychiatric Rehabilitation — is a skills development program for adults 18 years and older who struggle with serious, persistent, and chronic mental health diagnosis.

Glade Run began offering EPIC services less than a year ago.

“It's been going wonderfully,” said Sheila Talarico, executive director of Glade Run Foundation. “(It) grew so rapidly it became necessary to expand the space.”

EPIC was created, after a request from the county, to help adults with mental health issues who wish to learn how to better manage their day to day life and wellness.

A full story appears in the Sunday Butler Eagle.