Chicago Department of Public Health North River MHC

Chicago Department of Public Health North River MHC

Services:
Facility Smoking Policy
• Smoking permitted without restriction

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted without restriction

Language Services

• Spanish

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

• Local, county, or community government

Ancillary Services

• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Case management service
• Family psychoeducation

Pharmacotherapies

• Paliperidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Risperidone
• Ziprasidone
• Haloperidol
• Quetiapine
• Olanzapine
• Clozapine
• Aripiprazole
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination

Type of Care

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Children/Adolescents

Treatment Approaches

• Couples/family therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Group therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

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

• Outpatient

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Federally Qualified Health Center

Payment Assistance Available

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Veterans
• Seniors or older adults
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Members of military families
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Young adults
• Active duty military
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Clients with HIV or AIDS

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• Cash or self-payment
• Other State funds
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• Community Service Block Grants
• State welfare or child and family services funds
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• Private health insurance
• County or local government funds
• Medicaid

Facility Type

• Community mental health center