The following substance abuse and mental health treatment providers are active collaborators in JASARC through their participation in research studies, attendance and participation in JASARC-sponsored conferences and seminars, and keeping investigators informed on the research priorities of agencies providing direct treatment services to individuals with substance use disorders and associated conditions.

 

Chicago Christian Industrial League is a not-for-profit Christian social service agency called to serve homeless men, women, and children of all races and religions on behalf of the community of metropolitan Chicago. Founded in 1909, the League provides food, clothing, shelter, counseling, training experiences, affordable housing, and spiritual assistance for those who seek it. Professional staff provide all services in a healing and supportive environment. In partnership with the people of the Chicagoland area, on whose gifts and services it relies, the League offers encouragement to the poor by providing a path from alienation to reconciliation, and hope to the community by demonstrating that determined persons of faith and good will can challenge the effects of poverty.

 

Cermak Health Services is the healthcare provider for the approximately 10,000 detainees housed daily at the Cook County Department of Corrections and the Department of Community Supervision and Intervention. Located on the near southwest side of Chicago, it is the largest single site correctional health facility in the country.

 

DuPage P.A.D.S., Inc. is committed to end and prevent homelessness in DuPage County. They provide temporary shelter, transitional and permanent housing for people without homes, and design, implement and manage programs and services for men, women and children who are homeless. Their Overnight Shelter is housed in different churches and congregations each night of the week on a seasonal basis. DuPage P.A.D.S. also provides case management, working with homeless or at-risk clients by providing, integrating and coordinating services and assisting in problem solving.

 

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. (FGC), is a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization, treats and prevents substance abuse, as well as an array of other related problems. Since 1969, FGC's comprehensive programming has educated and guided individuals toward their full potential as productive members within their own families and our society. FGC's adult and adolescent programming provides a flexible continuum of care to best address the individual needs of each participant. Through integrated and comprehensive services, including continuous assessment, participants are able to access levels of care and specific services to create an individualized treatment approach. Further, FGC provides special and high-risk populations priority access to specialized programming.

 

Gateway Foundation, since 1968, this Chicago-based organization has provided effective drug and alcohol abuse treatment in community-based and corrections settings for people without financial resources. Each year, they help more than 32,000 adults and adolescent clients build and maintain productive, socially responsible and healthy lives.  Gateway currently operates over 40 community and correction-based treatment sites in 5 states.

 

Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc. formerly known as Hispano Alcoholic Services was founded and first incorporated in 1974. Since that time HAS has been recognized as the leading provider of behavioral health care services (substance abuse, ancillary mental health, and social services) to Hispanics in the Chicago metropolitan area. Over the past 30 years HAS has further developed its culturally sensitive and competent services to other minorities as well as the general population.

 

Howard Brown Health Center founded in 1974, is the premier healthcare organization in the Midwest specializing in the unique medical and psychosocial needs for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Named after the openly gay physician who became the first public health administrator in New York City, the Center focuses on quality, nonjudgmental health services to all who enter through their doors.

 

North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) was established in 1997 after a five-year community planning process facilitated by the Steans Family Foundation. NLEN’s mission is to improve the earnings potential of North Lawndale residents through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life. NLEN is a membership organization that is made up of over 100 partner agencies that form a referral network and program committees that enable NLEN to help economically isolated individuals, especially former offenders, secure jobs with family-supporting wages, assist employers in recruiting and retaining workers, advocate on behalf of low-income job-seekers, and build the capacity of partner organizations. NLEN programs include U-Turn Permitted, formerly the Ex-offender Employment Service Network (EESN), which includes the Illinois Going Home Program, a federally funded re-entry pilot program; job development and business partnerships; Building Beyond youth employment program; the new Resource Center, and technical assistance to partner agencies.

 

The Women’s Treatment Center aims to provide compassionate and comprehensive treatment to the women of our community and their children. The scope of treatment includes social services, medical care and mental health services, which are offered without regard to race, creed, color, sexual orientation, disability, national origin or ability to pay. The Women's Treatment Center is designed to provide a variety of treatment services to women, eliminating the common barriers they typically face. It is one of the few substance abuse programs in the nation that can accommodate children in residential treatment, making TWTC particularly responsive to the needs of chemically dependent mothers.

 

Thresholds is one of the nation's largest non-profit providers of mental health services. Thresholds provides a comprehensive program of therapeutic support, case management, education, job training and placement, and housing. With 30 service locations and more than 75 housing developments in the Chicagoland area, Thresholds serves more than 5,000 people with mental illness each year.

 

Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that provides behavioral health recovery management services for individuals with substance abuse and mental health disorders. Through a specialized system of clinical case management, TASC initiates and motivates positive behavior change and long-term recovery for individuals in Illinois' criminal justice, corrections, juvenile justice, child welfare, and public aid systems. TASC provides direct services, designs model programs and builds collaborative networks between public systems and community-based human service providers. TASC's purpose is to see that under-served populations gain access to the services they need for health and self-sufficiency, while also ensuring that public and private resources are used most efficiently.

 

Youth Outreach Services is a community-based social service agency. YOS works work with communities, schools, local police, courts, other agencies, and community groups to provide a broad range of services to children, youth, and families on the west and northwest sides of Chicago and the near western suburbs. The YOS mission is to enhance the strengths and potential of children and youth by working with youth, families, and communities to promote environments within which young people can thrive.