About Saint Leonard’s House – Chicago
St. Leonard’s House, located in Chicago, Illinois, is a transitional housing program for adult men leaving incarceration. St. Leonard’s House specializes in 12-Step short-term and long-term residential programming and aftercare planning and support.
Dedicated services are available to target treatment for specific demographics. Specialized services include those for young adults, bilingual clients, clients with HIV/AIDS, clients with hearing impairments, and clients with co-occurring addiction and mental illness.
Their residential program allows clients to focus on their recovery in a highly structured and supportive environment. Choice amenities include private rooms, a business center, gym, and recreational facilities. Clients receive medical and mental health assessments, personalized care planning, and case management. They also engage in intensive individual, group, and family counseling drawing on proven modalities, including CBT, DBT, RBT, and motivational interviewing. The program prioritizes clients’ sustained sobriety and successful community re-entry through robust life-skills training that addresses topics such as coping, self-care, anger and stress management, emotional regulation, decision-making, and relapse and recidivism prevention.
Their outpatient and aftercare services ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs. These services may include academic and vocational training, employment and housing assistance, 12-Step program facilitation, and step-down support.
St. Leonard’s House is state licensed and CARF accredited. They accept private insurance, EAP benefits, Medicaid, financing, sliding-scale payment schedules, and self-pay. Financial aid and low-cost and no-cost services are available.