DeKalb Behavioral Health Foundation Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Ctr

DeKalb Behavioral Health Foundation Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Ctr

Services:
Assessment/Pre-treatment
• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Group therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Activity therapy
• Individual psychotherapy

Facility Type

• Community mental health center

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Supported employment
• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Intensive case management
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Family psychoeducation
• Education services

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Mental health treatment

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• Other State funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• County or local government funds
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI