Agency Services
Case Management services are available to any individual seeking services with the agency to provide continuity with health and social services. These services are individualized according to need and are provided in areas related to medication, psychiatric/medical, financial, and coordination/support with community providers and resources.
Community Housing services are available to individuals 18
years of age or older diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder who require a
supervised living environment for community residency. Program services focus
on improving functioning, independent living skills and other supportive measures
according to individual needs.
The Community Housing Program consists of five residential facilities, each
with furnished individual apartments: Sterling Apartments, Country Lane Apartments,
Harvest House, Curry Lane Apartments and Randolph Lane Apartments.
Community Intervention services are provided by staff of the agency upon contact and on an ongoing basis. The MHCWI Substance Abuse Program recognizes the importance of educating the community (i.e. law enforcement, probation, schools, social service organizations, etc.) regarding the services provided by the program, the effects of alcohol/substance use (particularly involving injecting drug users), education on the risks of HIV, and various treatment options.
Community Support - Individual (CSI)
Community Support - Individual services are mental health rehabilitation services and supports for children, adolescents, families and adults necessary to assist clients in achieving and maintaining rehabilitative, resiliency and recovery goals. The service consists of therapeutic interventions that facilitate illness self-management, skill building, identification and use of natural supports, and use of community resources.
Community Support -Group (CSG)
Community Support - Group services consist of mental health rehabilitation services and supports for children, adolescents, families and adults necessary to assist a group of clients to achieve and maintain rehabilitative, resiliency and recovery goals. The service consists of therapeutic interventions delivered by individuals or multidisciplinary teams that facilitate illness self-management, skill building, identification and use of natural supports, and use of community resources.
Community Support -Residential (CSR)
Community Support - Residential services consist of mental health rehabilitation services and supports for adults necessary to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining rehabilitative, resiliency and recovery goals. The service consists of therapeutic interventions that facilitate illness self-management, skill building, identification and use of natural supports, and use of community resources for individuals who reside in sites designated by the public payer.
Crisis Intervention services are provided immediately upon contact to individuals experiencing a major life crisis and/or a rapid decrease in functioning. Individuals are evaluated by clinical staff to determine whether crisis counseling or a referral for psychiatric hospitalization is required. After-hour crisis intervention services may also be accessed by calling 217/773-3977, 217/357-3176 or 217/285-6111. The agency has implemented a pager system in which nursing and QMHP/clinical staff rotate on a weekly basis to respond to any pages received from the hotlines.
Developmental Training services are available to individuals 18 years or older that are physically or mentally handicapped. Program services provide developmentally disabled adults with an array of daily, structured activities to promote and develop such skills as motor development, toileting, eating, grooming, expressive and receptive language development, survival skills training, money management, independent living skills, and social/recreational activities; along with classes in self-esteem building, basic academics and human sexuality.
Driver Risk Education services are available on a regular basis to persons who have been charged with DUI offenses or violation of similar local ordinances. The purpose of this program is to provide orientation to offenders regarding the impact of alcohol/drug use on behavior and driving skills. It also allows the offender to explore the personal ramifications of his own substance use.
Evaluation services are available to persons who are charged with driving under the influence (DUI) offenses or violation of similar local ordinances. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine the extent of alcohol/drug use and determine the offender’s risk to public safety. A subsequent corresponding recommendation for intervention is determined and recorded for the Illinois courts or the Office of the Secretary of State.
Individual or group services are provided to educate individuals who are at risk for developing alcohol or substance abuse problems.
Home-Based Support services are provided by a DHS grant to families that tailors services to help adults with disabilities live: 1) full-time in their own home or apartment; or 2) in a private home with a relative or guardian; or, 3) together with as many as three unrelated adults.
Outpatient treatment services are available to individuals over the age of three who are experiencing difficulties and impaired functioning in handling life’s challenges. Individual, family or group counseling sessions provide a supportive environment to manage life’s challenges. For more complex issues, therapy techniques are utilized to modify adaptive functioning.
Prevention Education is targeted towards both students and parents in Brown, Hancock, and Pike Counties. The various programs focus on providing information and materials to increase knowledge and awareness of substances; helping develop refusal skills to substance use; and emphasizing parental involvement.
Psychiatric services are provided to individuals diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder to evaluate psychiatric symptoms and monitor prescribed psychotropic medications. Psychiatric services are provided weekly by a licensed psychiatrist contracted by the agency.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR) services are available to individuals 18 years of age or older residing in surrounding counties whose mental health has been compromised. PSR is a curriculum-based program designed to improve functioning; increase skills competency; and optimize personal/ social growth for successful community living.
This service offers screening, crisis intervention and assessment services so that youth at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization receive the least restrictive, most appropriate level of care. The SASS program is designed to provide up to 90 days of intensive services to children and their families with a careful transition to other less intensive services at the termination of SASS. Services may be provided in an array of settings including in-office, in-home and at school.
MHCWI hereby adopts the Handbook for SASS Services, Chapter CMH-200- Policy and Procedures as its operating policy and procedures. The handbook may be viewed on the HFS website at: http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/sass. New and current SASS staff members will sign a statement indicating they have read, understand, and received training on the SASS Handbook and will follow the guidelines.
MHCWI will ensure training is provided in the following areas to all new and current SASS staff:
1. Crisis intervention.
2. Case management.
3. Child development.
4. Psychotropic medication.
5. Individual, family and group therapy treatment strategies and techniques.
6. Other approved treatment modalities specific to children.
7. Communication skills.
8. General knowledge of children’s mental health issues.
9. Data systems.
10. The MHDD Code [405 ILCS 5].
11. The MHDD Confidentiality Act [740 ILCS 110].
12. The DCFS Confidentiality Rule 431.
13. The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA).
14. How to use crisis stabilization and community resources to meet the immediate
needs of the client.
15. To ensure cultural competence and sensitivity to cultural differences
of children, their families and caregivers.
16. Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) principles are followed:
The concept that the system of substitute care should be child-centered and
family-focused, community based and culturally competent.
MHCWI shall ensure that psychiatric resources will provide the following:
1. Medication management services within 14 days of a client’s discharge
from an inpatient psychiatric hospital admission.
2. Consultation and medication management on a priority basis to those children
for whom intensive community services were put into place in-lieu of hospitalization.
3. Make referrals for laboratory testing when appropriate and as needed.
4. Consultation on clinically complex cases and referrals for additional specialized
assessments when necessary.
5. Consult with children and families regarding medication management concerns.
All SASS clients at the Brown site will be referred to the Family Resource Developer (FRD) located at Schuyler County Mental Health Center in Rushville, IL. The FRD will provide the child and family with peer/consumer support and assist them in achieving the best possible outcomes for the child.
SASS Clients at the Hancock and Pike sites receive services
through Transitions of Western Illinois.
Sheltered Workshop services provide individuals with handicapped conditions with employment opportunities consistent with his/her physical and mental capabilities and supportive services designed to promote employment capacities. The supervised work environment provides occupational experiences similar to those found in competitive work settings, training on work skills to assist individuals in increasing their productive potential, and structure to assist in developing good working habits and attitudes.
Substance Abuse treatment services are available to individuals who are 12 years of age and older who are experiencing difficulties with alcohol and/or other substances. Individual or group sessions provide support with alcohol/substance abuse-related issues and coping strategies to reduce use, maintain abstinence and avoid relapse.
Vocational Development services are designed to assess the individual's employment capability; assist the individual in attaining his/her maximum vocational potential; and assist the individual in obtaining and retaining suitable employment. These goals are attained through the following activities: