DeKalb Behavioral Health Foundation Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Ctr

DeKalb Behavioral Health Foundation Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Ctr

Services:
Language Services
• Other languages (excluding Spanish)
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Crisis intervention team

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

• Private non-profit organization

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Ancillary Services

• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Intensive case management
• Education services
• Suicide prevention services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Type of Care

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

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

• Outpatient

Other Languages

• Hindi

Facility Type

• Community mental health center

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors
• Children/Adolescents

Treatment Approaches

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