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A CARF Three-Year Accreditation was awarded to Pillars Mental Health and Family Services

 


Programs


For more information regarding our programs or services, please call 708.PILLARS (745.5277).  

Our programs include:

Mental Health Services 

For Adults

Adult Mental Health Services provides individual psychotherapy; couple, family and group therapy; psychiatric evaluation; and ongoing medication as necessary. 

Specialized offerings include day treatment, post-hospitalization and programs for the chronically

mentally ill and homeless.

 

Foxfire Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program provides psycho-social care for adults with serious mental illness.  Foxfire has promoted stabilization through the provision of mental health and social rehabilitation services for over 35 years.

 

Supported Employment Services offers counseling (individual and group) and job training, with a focus on helping adults with mental illness succeed in competitive employment.

 

For Older Adults

Older Adult Services includes therapy offered at home, various Pillars offices and in local senior

centers; psychiatric evaluation and medication as

necessary.

 

Adult Wrap focuses on keeping older adults in their homes and communities, as well as helps families meet the challenges of caring for older adults through caregiver services. Adult Wrap brochure.

 

For Children

Child and Adolescent Services delivers home and

community-based support for children and families who require individual counseling, group therapy and

parenting support. Child and Adolescent Services brochure.

 

Domestice Violence and Sexual Assault Services   

Constance Morris House offers shelter and services, including onsite healthcare and substance abuse counseling, for women and children experiencing domestic violence.  Constance Morris brochure.

 

Sexual Assault Services offers evaluation, counseling, advocacy and innovative therapies for people affected by sexual assault—including a 24 hour crisis line and

specialized sexual assault programs serving Arab-American women.

 

 Addictions Treatment & Prevention

Addiction Services offers outpatient treatment for adults and adolescents seeking to overcome drug and alcohol addictions and rebuild their lives.  Prevention is also a high priority and includes school-based initiatives, workshops and educational opportunities and community collaboration. Addictions brochure.

Child and Family Development

Child and Family Development Center offers Head Start programs and daycare to support families and help children get a good start in life.

Buddy's Place

 Buddy's Place offers bereavement counseling for children who have experienced the death of a parent, guardian or significant caregiver.  Buddy's Place brochure

Crisis Support

Crisis Intervention Services helps stabilize personal and family emergencies involving depression, suicidal behavior and mental illness; family conflict and domestic abuse; acute alcohol and drug issues and sudden traumas which affect entire communities. 

Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS) delivers home and community-based services to children and families.  This program is designed to deflect children from psychiatric hospitalization.

Housing and Supportive Services

LaGrange Area Transitional Housing (LATH) helps stabilize families at risk of homelessness by providing housing assistance and mentorship guidance. LATH Brochure

Wellness Iniative Network (WIN) and West Cook Housing Iniative (WCHIP) are two coalitions that provide permanent supportive housing and related services to homeless adults living with mental illness to help them stayed housed.

Other Programs

Safe From the Start provides confidential services for children ages birth through eight and their families who have experienced violence. Safe from the Start brochure