Mental Health

7 organizations offer mental health care services to Westside residents:

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Austin YMCA
Habilitative Systems, Inc.
Loretto Hospital
Mother to Mother
PCC Community Wellness Center
Rape Victim Advocates
Trinity Resources Unlimited, Inc.

Austin YMCA

Address:
501 N. Central Ave.
Chicago, IL 60644
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Telephone: (773) 287-9120

Fax: (773) 287-8319

Mission: To aid in the development of Christain values and to support the physical, mental and spiritual well being of individuals and families to improve the quality of their lives.

Services:

• Austin adult mental health services
• Loretto Family Care Center at Austin YMCA
• Child care programs
• Housing

Regular events:

• Beginner step dance Tuesday 6-7 PM
• "Family Night" every Friday night
• Private swim lesions by appointment
• After school programs

Habilitative Systems, Inc.

Address:
118 North Central Ave.
Chicago, IL 60644
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Phone: (773) 261-2252

Fax: (773) 854-8300

Email:
General Information: hsi@habilitative.org
Employment: hrd@habilitative.org

Web Site: www.habilitative.org

Mission: HSI's mission is to be the premier behavioral health and human service organization, providing an array of responsive services, which promote consumer self-sufficiency.

The #1 goal of HSI is to support those who want assistance to move with dignity toward a level of functioning and self sufficiency that is consistent with their ability. The HSI Continuum of care solution represents a system of service delivery that is "seamless". It is designed to allow the fluid movement of clients through a comprehensive system of services provided by HSI.

Services:

• Comprehensive centralized level of care assessments, Life reorganization and self sufficiency evaluation
• Centralized intake which directs clients to and tracks them through the appropriate types and levels of service
• "One stop shopping" - Currently 67 programs and 75 service contracts that span the cycle of life and the spectrum of human service needs
• Comprehensive individualized case management and case coordination and supportive counseling throughout the continuum of care
• Regularly scheduled ongoing case review to insure clients needs are being addressed
• Simultaneous service delivery. Client can be involved in multiple services at the same time as determined by identified needs
• Utilization of comprehensive Management Information Systems to track client information and follow client's movement, progress through treatment and post-discharge data
• Comprehensive educational and vocational training services
• Comprehensive discharge planning
• Aftercare services and Follow-up services
• Service outcome evaluation
• Consumer satisfaction surveys

Loretto Hospital

Address:
645 S. Central Ave.
Chicago, IL 60644
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Telephone: (773) 626-4300

Fax: (773) 626-2613

Web site: www.lorettohospital.org

Mission: To be a community healthcare provider fostering continuous performance improvement.  To achieve optimum outcomes for our patients, cultivate pride in our employees and medical staff.

Loretto Hospital has been providing healthcare services to the Austin community for more than 60 years.  As the only hospital and largest employer in the community, Loretto is committed to community improvement and progress.  Through our many healtcare services, volunteer opportunities and community outreach activities, Loretto is becoming an active and valued community participant.

Loretto is working to be a premier healthcare provider to the Austin community.  In line with that goal, the hospital has added to its’ services a Center for WoundCare and Hyperbaric Medicine, designed to treat those individuals with difficult to heal sores or wounds.  Loretto is also renewing its’ commitment to the community through the Hospital’s Family Care center.  As we move further into the new millennium, Loretto Today is a Hospital with the Community in mind.

Services:

Ambulatory Care Center
Main Hospital
(773) 854.5474

Loretto Family Care Center
Austin YMCA
501 N. Central Avenue
(773) 378.0531

Cicero Family Care Center
5729 W. Cermak Road
(708) 652.5800

North Avenue Family Care Center
5810 W. North Avenue
(773) 854.5818

Center for WoundCare and Hyperbaric Medicine
Main Hospital
(773) 854.4176

Mother to Mother

Address:
2200 Roosevelt Rd., Suite 15
Broadview, IL 60153
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Phone: (773) 542-1199

Fax: (773) 542- 1188

Mission: At Mother to Mother, we have networked with diverse organizations, school, hospitals, treatment facilities, Daycare centers, and the Tenth & Eleventh district police departments in order to provide visionary and comprehensive resources as well as a transitional living program for our clients. Our program is designed and tailored to fit all women regardless of creed, race, or circumstance. We understand the needs of all women, and will not discriminate.

Mother-to-Mother also assist with women's mental health issues with trained and licensed personnel. We also do home and hospital visits to our clients, while providing transportation to and from appointments. Mother-to-Mother specializes in women who have DCFS cases, and will provide a court advocate to assist our clients during court proceedings.

We provide services for women with or without children as well as providing childcare in our living facilities.

PCC Community Wellness Center

Address:
14 W. Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
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Phone: (708) 383-0113

Fax: (708) 383-9911

Web site: http://www.ebvonline.org/PCC/PCCCWC.html

Mission: Our mission is to promote health care services and programs, to establish, maintain, and promote a community health center environment that provides high quality primary health care services to the community with particular focus upon the health care needs of medically underserved populations.

Services: The following services are available at PCC and at our other location, Austin Family Healthcare Center, at 335 North Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644.

• Adult Medicine
• Prenatal Care and Delivery
• OB/Gyn Services
• Prenatal Classes
• Pediatric Care
• Social Services/Psychiatric Counseling
• Family Planning
• Health Education
• Immunizations/School Physicals
• Disease Screening
• WIC Form Completion
• Home Nursing Visits

Rape Victim Advocates

Address:
228 S. Wabash St.
Chicago, IL 60604
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Telephone: (312) 663-6303

Fax: (312) 663-6302

Web Site:  www.rapevictimadvocates.org

Email: rva@interaccess.com

Mission: RVA is an Illinois non-profit organization with two primary goals: to assure that survivors of sexual assault are treated with dignity and compassion, and to change the way the legal system, medical institutions and society as a whole respond to survivors.

RVA focuses on both social service and social change. Through our presence in Chicago area emergency rooms, we provide nonjudgmental emotional support to victims of sexual violence, enabling them to become survivors. By providing basic legal and medical information, and referrals to other service organizations, we help the survivor make informed decisions. We also offer survivors continued support through telephone follow-up and our staff of counselors and legal advocates. Through these services, we enable survivors to regain control over their lives as quickly as possible. Through our work with the Chicago Police Department, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and other area institutions, we strive to improve the treatment of survivors as a group in our society.

Services:

• Counseling (individual and group)
• Advocacy (legal and medical)
• Education & training.
• Legal information

Trinity Resources Unlimited, Inc.

Address:
5900 West Iowa
Chicago, IL 60651
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Telephone: (312) 626-0322

Fax: (773) 626-7202

Mission: To promote the development of Christian values and support the mental, educational,and spiritual well being of children and families. Trinity Resources Unlimited Inc. provides quality programs and services through it's board, staff, and volunteers. Collaborative partnerships with others churches and community agencies are an integral component of programs planning and implementation.

Goals:

1. Develop each child's ability to make choices and decisions about what to do and do it using his or her own time and energy effectively.
2. Develop in children and parents the discipline and the ability to identify, pursue, and complete self chosen goals and tasks with originality and responsibility.
3. Develop the ability of families in group planning, cooperative efforts, and shared leadership.
4. Develop in each child and parent the ability to express thought's ideas, and to dramatically and graphically represent experiences in order to communicate them to others.
5. Develop Christian values, responsible citizenship, and create leadership within families.
6. Collaborate with local agencies to enhance community development activities.
7. Implement a leadership development programs that would increase the skills of both staff and volunteers.
8. Develop a financial campaign plain that would provide for long term growth and financial stability.

Services:

• Day Care for working parents
• Four Head Start Centers (half day and full day)
• Youth Net--Youth Recreation organization, housed at Austin High School