About Kenneth Young Center – Elk Grove Village
Kenneth Young Center is a nonprofit community partner supporting all ages in navigating mental health and substance use disorder challenges through treatment and recovery. They have several locations including the main facility on Rohlwing Road in Elk Grove, Illinois. They offer treatment and support as well as prevention services. They also have an LGBTQ+ center for youth and young adults. The facility is accredited by The Joint Commission.
The substance use disorder recovery program is for adults and youth. You can participate in clinical behavioral health services and nonclinical support groups. The nonclinical groups include support services like SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery uses rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to teach you to cope with cravings and urges. Unlike 12 Step programs that are spiritually based, SMART Recovery is a more scientific approach.
In SMART Recovery, you’ll learn how to balance momentary gratification with enduring satisfaction to help you avoid turning to drugs and alcohol for an instant fix. Like the 12 Step programs, SMART is based on complete abstinence from substance use.
The clinical program uses evidence based therapeutic techniques to address your substance use and co occurring disorders. A co occurring disorder is a mental health challenge such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, or other mental health issues. The center offers intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and outpatient programs (OP). The IOP meets three times per week for group sessions for a commitment of about 10 hours per week. You can also schedule family and individual sessions.
The adult services (18 and up) include case management and addiction education. You’ll learn about the disease of addiction and relapse prevention. You’ll work on building healthy relationships through improved communication. The groups help you build better coping skills to reduce the likelihood of turning to substances when you’re facing challenges.
There are SMART groups for kids 17 and under. There are also group and individual therapy and substance use education groups for kids 12-18. The adolescent services also coordinate with individual therapists and school support services. There’s a special SMART recovery track for LGBTQ+ adults. All the programs at this facility are outpatient groups designed to help you recover from addiction and mental health disorders.
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