About Thresholds – Ravenswood Avenue – Chicago
Thresholds – Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago has an incredible number of services to meet the mental health and addiction recovery needs of youth, young adults, adults and seniors. They also have special programs for veterans and mothers of young children. Medication assisted treatment referrals, crisis intervention, and psychosocial rehabilitation are services included in care at Ravenswood. Crisis intervention and Assertive Community Support teams are available to offer mental health support 24/7.
The team at Ravenswood Center for Mental Wellbeing does their best to care for the whole person, so physical and mental health are both a priority. Assessments and screenings are performed and referrals are made to the appropriate specialists and medical professionals. Chronic disease management and care coordination help integrate services and streamline each individual’s care.
Substance abuse screening and treatment are offered along with counseling, medication management, preventative medicine and community support. Employment, housing, education, and social skills and resources help individuals and their families make long lasting positive changes in their lives.
Here, treatment is offered in two phases. An Intensive Outpatient Program is available that provides at least nine hours of services and clinical support each week. There are less intensive outpatient services as well. These are less frequent and vary in length and focus depending on an individual’s needs and therapy goals.
Treatment for addiction and substance abuse is focused on addressing three areas: biological, psychological, and social. All treatment plans, therapy sessions and groups will provide tools or resources to improve, treat and nurture one of these three aspects of life.
There is a MindStrong program for both adolescents and adults who have experienced their first psychosis symptoms. Early intervention is a program for young people between the ages of 13 and 25. First Episode is a program for anyone between 14 and 40. These two programs include individual, group, and family counseling, medication monitoring, care management, urgent assessment and care coordination as well as peer support programs.
Youth and young adults have other services available to them as well. There is a Thresholds high school program, a homeless outreach program, residential and outpatient programs and extra support for young parents trying to transition from being a child to raising one. They have a substance abuse program directed at and created for the specific needs of teenagers and young adults.
No one is ever turned away because they can’t pay. Individuals can seek treatment for any mental illness such as bipolar disorder, psychosis, PSTD, schizophrenia or other concerns without fear. Approximately 90% of the people who access services at Thresholds are unemployed. Many have no means of income, no home and no support until they find it here.
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