About TASC – Treatment Alternatives for Safe Community – Murphysboro
Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) in Chicago, Illinois, is a nationally recognized organization built to help those seeking resources and services for successful addiction recovery. There are several missions that TASC is focused on all at once. This team at TASC works to reduce incarceration, help those seeking recovery and to improve their health, and promote public safety.
One of the biggest focuses of Treatment Alternatives for Safe Community is to help connect people to community-based addiction recovery services. TASC works to collaborate with a bunch of different treatments to make sure that every single person who seeks recovery in Illinois receives evidenced-based treatment that’s tailored specifically to their needs.
The services that TASC provides access to include medical detox, as well as peer support programs and inpatient and outpatient treatment. TASC believes not only in approaching the root causes of addiction. They also create a path to sustainable recovery. They provide a lot of services that are age-specific, specifically targeted towards youths with addictions. TASC provides family therapy, drug educational support and individual counseling.
Not only does TASC provide resources for those looking to improve their health, start counseling and begin their journey to recovery. They also provide resources to help support the challenges that many Illinois residents may face during recovery, like housing needs. TASC works to connect their clients to programs offered in Illinois, like job placement services and housing assistance programs through the state.
Another really cool program that TASC provides is financial literacy training. These classes are targeted towards those people who are facing economic instability and are looking for a safety net to help them reach their long-term goals for recovery.