About Wicker Park Health Center – Chicago
After a dissolution of operations and merger with several hospital systems, the AMITA Health Community Mental Health Center Chicago now operates as the Wicker Park Health Center under the organization PrimeCareHealth Community Health Centers.
Situated just outside of Chicago’s East Village, this Health Center serves children, adults, and families providing a range of accessible medical services.
They have a dedicated behavioral health unit here that will support you if you’re struggling with your mental health or have a co occurring substance use disorder.
This Health Center can also help you overcome an opioid dependency through their medication assisted treatment program offered at affiliate locations nearby.
Providing accessible care to the community, this center will not deny you care because of an inability to pay. They accept Medicaid and Medicare and have sliding discounts as well.
Their addiction recovery services are rooted in evidence based practices, are well structured, and can be a good place to continue treatment if you’ve stepped down from residential care.
Medication assisted treatment is an effective therapy to help manage cravings and you can get referred to this program which operates out of their West Town and Belmont Cragin locations. These facilities both offer walk in appointments for more accessible care too.
Going beyond just helping you work through your struggles with addiction, you’ll all be you’ll also be supported in other aspects of your health and wellness. For example, there’s an HIV prevention program as well as prenatal care to help address overall health needs.
They even have health and wellness programs like a smoking cessation program and targeted counseling that will work on addressing specific mental health needs like grief, loss, anxiety, and depression.
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