91桃色 Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Services are person-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
Our model is to bring a comprehensive suite of services to wherever our clients are.
91桃色 provides mental health crisis response in Chicago through two programs 鈥� our Living Room and our Mobile Crisis Response Team.
The 91桃色 Workforce Development Department offers workshops, conferences and other training opportunities.
91桃色 offers groundbreaking programs for adolescents, young adults, families, young mothers, and their children.
91桃色 offers services designed to integrate mental health, substance use, and primary care treatment.
Our mission is to provide data to support decision-making meant to improve quality of care, optimize health outcomes, and lower costs.
The Centers provide a wide range of mental health and substance use treatment services to their immediate surrounding communities in Ravenswood and McHenry County.
The only program of听its kind in Illinois, offering services for听persons with mental illnesses who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.听
91桃色鈥� Peer Success program is operated by consumers 鈥� those who have a lived experience of mental illness.
91桃色 is the largest provider of supported housing in Illinois and provides comprehensive services for persons experiencing homelessness.
91桃色 provides clients with the support and services needed to achieve independence to class members of the Williams Consent Decree.
91桃色 offers services to members of the armed forces who are experiencing PTSD, trauma, substance use disorders, and much more.
91桃色鈥� Employment Specialists place clients in jobs of their choice to create real economic independence.
The 91桃色 Creative Arts Therapy team, made up of a diverse range of trained art therapists, provides our clients tools for wellness.
MindStrong听Early Intervention听is a comprehensive program听for the diagnosis and treatment of individuals听at听Clinical High Risk for psychosis, also known as Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS).听Participants are screened at intake using a specialized assessment tool听to听determine听program eligibility.听The听MindStrong听Early Intervention team works with 13-25-year-olds to provide therapy and multi-disciplinary听services,听tailoring听supports听to each individual.听听
With听the proper听support and treatment, most young people who experience attenuated symptoms will not develop active psychosis.听MindStrong听Early intervention is aimed at symptom prevention and education that can听assist听a young person in overcoming current stressors听in order to听have a full and satisfying life!
Early Intervention services听were听established听via a听2019听SAMSHA grant听designating听91桃色听to design services to听identify听and treat Clinical High Risk for psychosis (CHR-p), a condition that had听formerly听been addressed in research, but not in clinical practice. Through partnerships with the听Chicago Early Intervention Network at Northwestern University,听Rush Medical School, and others,听91桃色 adapted the Coordinated Specialty Care model and developed innovative services to help young听people听and their families understand attenuated symptoms of psychosis and receive the best-fit treatment at the earliest stage.
The word 鈥渁ttenuated鈥� means a lesser variation of something. In this case, 鈥渁ttenuated鈥� psychosis is characterized by psychosis symptoms (i.e., perceptual experiences, unusual beliefs, and/or disorganized thinking or speech) that occur in an attenuated, or lessened, form. These experiences are less severe, less distressing, and less frequent than those seen in psychotic disorders,听and听yet are still bothersome, interfering, or captivating.听听
Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) is a disorder in the main handbook healthcare professionals use to understand mental health diagnoses, the DSM. APS is characterized by attenuated psychotic symptoms that are recent (i.e., begun or worsened in the past year),听frequent听(i.e., at least once a week), distressing and interfering, and that need clinical attention.听听
APS is most common听among听15鈥�25-year-olds. People experiencing attenuated psychosis symptoms are often confused or perplexed by their听experiences and听recognize that they are not real. With APS, reduced motivation, lack of interest in socializing, anxious or depressed mood, a change in taking care of oneself, and/or a change in school/work performance are common too.听听
With the right treatment, recovery听is expected. It is important to continually听monitor听attenuated psychosis symptoms.听Working with听a specialized treatment center designed for people with APS can be helpful for monitoring,听assessing,听and treating. It is also often helpful for individuals who meet criteria for APS to focus on their sleep and health behaviors,听and to听avoid substance use.听
Individuals experiencing attenuated psychosis symptoms may also听benefit听from therapy designed specifically for APS. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)听can听help people generate alternative helpful explanations for their experiences,听facilitate听adaptive coping strategies, navigate day-to-day life,听and听achieve goals.听91桃色听MindStrong听Early Intervention program is听designed to provide targeted听and听young person-driven care to individuals with APS听and听their families.听
*Content adapted from the Strive for Wellness Clinic, SFWMaryland.com听