Alexian Brothers Center For Mental Health

Programs: The alexian brothers center for mental health (abcmh) offers a wide spectrum of high quality and innovative mental health services. Located at 3436 north kennicott avenue in arlington heights, illinois, its primary service area spans the 10 towns that comprise palatine and wheeling townships. Services and programming include: therapy and psychiatry services, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, community support services, vocational rehabilitation, supported education, crisis services, supported residential services, school-based mental health services, a partial hospitalization program (php) and more. Abcmh provides care for all, including the financially disadvantaged, uninsured, under-insured, homeless persons and those who receive public aid. We also serve private pay and insured clients and those seeking specialty services throughout northwest suburbs, including parts of cook, dupage, lake and mchenry counties. In fiscal year 2017, the center served more than 3,133 people. Our outpatient therapy services provide intervention to those with mental health needs. Individual and group therapy/counseling is provided to reduce symptoms and enhance techniques in order to maximize wellness and personal potential. Therapy services are available for all age groups, including children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. Psychiatrists provide advanced specialty care to adolescents, adults, and older adults with thorough evaluations and ongoing health condition management. In 2017, our outpatient groups assisted patients a total of 13,820 hours. Our school-based mental health specialists serve as liaisons in local high schools to assist students and staff with mental health topics. In 2017, these specialists served 7,952 students, staff and parents by providing: presentations on anti-bullying, suicide prevention and substance abuse awareness, classroom instruction on signs of depression, mental health 101, etc. , individual and group counseling, crisis services, mental health warning signs and "what to do" trainings to school staff and parents and linked many students to community-based treatment. Psychiatric and nursing services assess and treat individuals who require psychiatric evaluation as well as medication management and monitoring. In 2017, psychiatric and nursing services assisted clients for a total of 4,280 hours.

our residential services provide individuals a supportive environment in the community where they can develop the skills and confidence needed to live in the least restrictive environment possible. These programs include: transitional living program (tlp), homeless supported housing program (hud), community integrated living arrangement (cila). Tlp is not a long-term, permanent housing program, but a skills-building treatment program designed to assist clients in obtaining the skills necessary to move into an independent living situation. The average length of stay is 11. 03 months (approximately one year) and the program has a capacity of 32 clients. Cila is a long-term, permanent housing model designed to provide 24-hour care to individuals who need that level of treatment. Cila has a capacity of 8 clients. Tlp and cila combined offer 13,945 days and nights of care annually. Hud is a joint effort between the center and catholic charities designed to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals with disabilities who wish to live in the northwest suburbs of cook county. This project assists 19 individuals, providing 6,935 days and nights of care annually.

the partial hospitalization program is a short-term (2 - 4 week) program that provides support and treatment for adults and seniors who experience an increase in psychiatric symptoms, but do not need an overnight, inpatient stay. The goal is to provide structured and comprehensive treatment for individuals: stepping down from an inpatient setting, looking to avoid a higher level of care (hospitalization); and/or those requiring closer monitoring due to recent psychotropic medication changes. In addition, the program offers an intensive outpatient option for individuals who are clinically ready to step down to a reduced schedule as they prepare to discharge from the program. In 2017, php serviced 197 clients.

psr provides a high intensity, recovery-based, skill-building treatment environment for adults diagnosed with a mental illness. Psr supports individuals in their efforts to achieve a greater level of self-sufficiency and community functioning. This is a group-based program that operates 3 days a week and also offers supportive, social group programming. In fiscal 2016 a new program was created: intensive recovery program (irp). This program is similar to psr; however, it has a more short-term symptom stabilization focus. In fiscal 2017, psr provided 8,392 hours of client assistance (psr - 6,993; irp - 1,399). Supported education services provides assistance to clients with special needs in obtaining and maintaining secondary educational pursuits. Supported education provides guidance, support, tuition assistance and transportation assistance to clients who wish to further their education. In 2017, supported education assisted 30 clients. The vocational program is designed to assist individuals with a variety of mental health needs in obtaining and maintaining employment in the community. In 2017, services were provided to 87 clients. Of those, 38 were placed into competitive community employment, 8 participated in our community-based teamwork group vocational program and 31 engaged in the program and worked to be placed in a community job. The case management program is designed to provide services to address specific client needs with the intent to foster treatment success, community integration and independence. Our staff provides community-based supportive services to help clients develop daily living skills, general case management support such as assisting in obtaining social security and public aid benefits assistance, works to connect clients to needed services after being discharged from the hospital and more. We can also assist clients in obtaining appropriate clinical services, medications and transportation. In 2017, we provided clients with 1,196 hours of case management services.