BATTLE OVER MEDICAID EXPANSION CONTINUES

Dr. Joseph Troiani Takes Case to Washington

Continued expansion of Medicaid Coverage at the state level must continue, Dr. Troiani says.

KENNEDY FORUM LEADS THE WAY: BRINGING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROPER RESPECT

Tuesday May 9th "On the Table" Breakfast Event a Call to Action

The goal: removing the stigma that often prevents Behavioral Health from receiving the same priority as all other forms of health care.

CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH: IT'S UP TO TODAY'S ADULTS AND KIDS TO GET INVOLVED

Both the Older and Younger Must Know When to Take Action

“How are we, as a society, doing when it comes to being aware and caring about the mental health of our kids?”

MESSAGE FOR FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS: "ADVOCATE FOR THOSE YOU SERVE"

Will Co Health Dept Behavioral Health Leader Rallies USF Students

“A clinical psychologist will look at me and say, ‘You think and act like a social worker.’ And I just say, “Good!”

WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S INTERVENTION COUNSELING WILL CONTINUE AT JTHS CAMPUSES

Having Counselors Right There on Campus Proves to be Big Advantage

Front line intervention” can not only help prevent on campus incidents, but also help get students in need of counseling on the right path.

Schedule for Adult and Youth Services

MAIN BUILDING; 501 Ella Ave, Joliet

ADULT HOURS

Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Tues 10 AM to 6 PM
Closed Saturday

YOUTH HOURS

Closed Monday
Tues and Thurs 10 AM to 6 PM
Wed and Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday 8 AM to 4 PM

Phone: 815-727-8521

NORTHERN BRANCH OFFICE; 323 Quadrangle Drive, Bolingbrook

ADULT HOURS

Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Thurs and Thurs 8:30 AM to 6 PM

YOUTH HOURS

Wed and Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Thurs 8:30 AM to 6 PM
Saturday 8 AM to 4 PM

Phone: 630-679-7000

EASTERN BRANCH OFFICE; 5601 We Monee-Manhattan Road, Monee

ADULT HOURS

Mon 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Thurs 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

YOUTH HOURS (by appointment only)

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Phone: 815-727-8803; 708-534-0800

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System and Institute For Human Resources

Invite you to attend a FREE CEU

Presentation

Adult Detention Facility Data Link Program

Online Database contains the Most Current Offender Status

Funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services/Department of Mental Health (DHS/DMH) the Data Link program provides a secure, HIPAA compliant, online database that is accessible to the Will County Adult Detention Facility (ADF) and community behavioral health service provider (CBHSP) staff of participating agencies. Lists of detainees in participating detention centers are cross-matched daily against a database of individuals who have previously received a behavioral health service from a DHS/DMH funded CBHSP. Case managers from participating CBHSPs receive notification of affirmative matches. The database is then used as a vehicle for detention center and CBHSP staff to exchange the most current information available as to status of the offender. Under provisions of the Confidentiality Act, any information may be exchanged if it is to be used for purposes of admission, treatment, discharge and aftercare planning. Case managers meet with detainees to solicit their participation. Detainees who provide consent are assisted with discharge/aftercare planning and linkage prior to their release. The identification of detainees, discharge/aftercare planning and linkage, assists detainees in making a more successful transition back to the community and has been demonstrated to reduce detention recidivism.

Projects for the Transition from Homelessness (PATH)

Serving Adults Who May be Homeless

The PATH Program serves those adults who may be homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and whom have a severe mental illness or who may have a severe mental illness and a co-occurring substance abuse disorder. The PATH Program is funded through federal and local match funding dollars and is one of over a dozen PATH Programs in the State of Illinois. PATH Programs are coordinated by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, State-wide PATH Coordinator. The Will County Health Department, Behavioral Health PATH Program began in 1989 and is one of the originally funded PATH Programs in Illinois. The primary focus of the PATH Program shall be serving the Joliet area.

The primary source of referrals for the PATH Program come from Catholic Charities Daybreak Shelter, Morningstar Mission, and inpatient facilities. The Program has an excellent referral process for homeless providers to make referrals to PATH staff.

The PATH program is involved with committee and community activities of the Will County Continuum of Care. The Program incorporates the following values and principles:

Services provided are client-focused and community based;
Services provided aim to; empower clients, and be provided in a manner that is ethnically and culturally appropriate;
Services will be provided on and off-site;
Services build upon the client's strengths and seek to assist the client in functioning in the community to the fullest extent possible;
Provide services that are accountable and coordinated with community care providers, with emphasis on continuity and consistency levels of care;
Shall protect the client's rights and assist the client in advocating for his/her rights;
Services provided shall be in accordance with current clinical knowledge accepted.

Services Provided

List of Services in the PATH Program

Utilizing a clinical case management type model, the PATH Program provides services that are client-focused, individualized, short to long term in duration and of moderate to long term in intensity, for adult who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and seriously mentally ill or seriously mentally ill with a co-occurring substance abuse problem.