Alexian Brothers Center For Mental Health

COMMUNITY OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CENTER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

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, GROUP BASED TREATMENT PROGRAMS, 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 2021, THE CENTER SERVED 1,747 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 FISCAL YEAR 2021, OUR OUTPATIENT GROUPS ASSISTED PATIENTS A TOTAL OF 1,985 HOURS. OUR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS SERVE AS LIAISONS IN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, THESE SPECIALISTS SERVED 5,115 STUDENTS PARENTS AND STAFF. THEY ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 11,010 CONSULTS WITH PARENTS, TEACHERS AND OUTSIDE PROVIDERS. SERVICES INCLUDED: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, PRESENTATIONS ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, DEALING WITH THE STRESSES OF COVID, SUICIDE PREVENTION, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION ON SIGNS OF DEPRESSION, MINDFULNESS, CRISIS SERVICES, GRIEF, MENTAL HEALTH WARNING SIGNS 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 FISCAL YEAR 2021, PSYCHIATRIC AND NURSING SERVICES ASSISTED CLIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 9,368 HOURS. AS PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY, THE FILING ORGANIZATION SERVED IN SUPPORT OF ASCENSION'S COMMITMENT TO BOTH CARE FOR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT CAREGIVERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATES THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN FY21.

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 LINICALLY READY TO STEP DOWN TO A REDUCED SCHEDULE AS THEY PREPARE TO DISCHARGE FROM THE PROGRAM. IN FISCAL 2021, PHP SERVICED 141 CLIENTS.

THE CENTERS PICSS PROGRAM (PSYCHOSOCIAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES) IS A GROUP BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A RECOVERY-BASED, SKILL-BUILDING TREATMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. PICSS 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 2021, PICSS PROVIDED 942 HOURS OF CLIENT TREATMENT. 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 FY 2021, SUPPORTED EDUCATION ASSISTED 28 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 FY 2021, SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 93 CLIENTS. OF THOSE, 54 WERE PLACED INTO COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT AND 8 PARTICIPATED IN OUR COMMUNITY-BASED TEAMWORKS GROUP PROGRAM. 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 FISCAL YEAR 2021, WE PROVIDED CLIENTS WITH 273 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

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) AND 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 15.2 MONTHS 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.