Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center (IL)

12 Health Services Dr DeKalb, IL 60115

Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center, in DeKalb, is dedicated to providing a broad range of services, from detoxification to mental health treatment, and care for co-occurring disorders. They are committed to helping adults, children/adolescents, and seniors navigate their recovery journey by providing a detoxification program, mental health therapy, and comprehensive care for those with co-occurring disorders. They offer a variety of payment methods including county or local government funds, community mental health block grants, medicare, medicaid, private health insurance, cash or self-payment, state mental health agency (or equivalent) funds, and state welfare or child and family services funds for their services. The staff at Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center is dedicated to providing expert care in a supportive environment.

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A drug treatment facility provides an array of crucial services, including inpatient and outpatient treatment, substance use treatment, detoxification, and mental health support. The inpatient and outpatient programs offer structured therapy sessions and recovery guidance, catering to varying patient needs. Substance use treatment addresses specific drug dependencies, facilitating a safer path towards sobriety. Detoxification services aid in the physical cleansing of harmful substances, while mental health support ensures holistic recovery, helping individuals cope with psychological challenges accompanying addiction.

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

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public): Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted: County or local government funds; Community Mental Health Block Grants; Medicare; Medicaid; Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds

Payment Assistance Available: Payment assistance (check with facility for details); Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered: Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment: Screening for tobacco use

Testing: TB screening

Recovery Support Services: Mentoring/peer support

Service Setting (Outpatient, Inpatient, etc.): Outpatient

Age Groups Accepted: Adults; Children/adolescents; Seniors

Language Services: Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Type: Community mental health center

Ancillary Services: Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Family psychoeducation; Intensive case management; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services

Pharmacotherapies: Fluphenazine; Haloperidol; Aripiprazole; Asenapine; Brexpiprazole; Cariprazine; Clozapine; IIoperidone; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Paliperidone; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Ziprasidone; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches: Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services: Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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Court-ordered outpatient treatment

Referred to by various names in different states, such as "assisted outpatient treatment (AOT)," "involuntary outpatient treatment," or "mandatory outpatient treatment." 44 states including Illinois allow the use of court-ordered outpatient treatment as a way for individuals with severe mental illness, who are unable to voluntarily receive care, to stay in their community. Each state has its own laws regarding involuntary commitment that establish the criteria for determining when court-ordered treatment is appropriate for these individuals. (https://www.crimesolutions.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=228)

Family psychoeducation

Refers to Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center aiming to assist consumers, their families and supporters in understanding mental illness, developing effective coping strategies, reducing family tension, providing social support, focusing on the future, and finding ways to aid in recovery through relationship building, education, collaboration, and problem-solving. This includes learning about mental illness, mastering new methods of managing it, and offering encouragement to one another.

Intensive case management

Intensive Case Management (ICM) is an essential service in the mental health care continuum for individuals with severe mental illness. It involves building a caring and trustworthy relationship with the consumer, promoting their independence by coordinating appropriate services and providing ongoing, long-term support. ICM evolved from Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Case Management (CM) and emphasizes frequent contact, small caseloads, and high-intensity care to improve the consumer's quality of life. The case manager coordinates services from multiple systems as the consumer's needs change, working to help them achieve their recovery goals and stabilize their lives. Intensive case management is critical in providing the support and resources that consumers need to improve their quality of life.

Case management service

A service that provides assistance to individuals and families in coordinating necessary support and resources through a designated case manager. The case manager assesses the needs of clients and their families and arranges for various services such as mental health care, social work, healthcare, education, employment training, recreational activities, transportation, advocacy, and respite care as needed.

Suicide prevention services

Involve identifying potential warning signs; educating staff on recognizing signs of suicidal behavior and evaluating risk; and managing patients who are at risk of suicide by providing appropriate interventions, such as treating underlying mental health or substance use disorders, administering psychotropic medications, offering supportive services, and providing education. Hotlines also allow individuals to reach the closest suicide prevention mental health provider in DeKalb for assistance.

Education services

Source or offer educational services ranging from basic literacy to obtaining a GED and college courses, including special education for individuals at the pre-primary, primary, secondary, and adult levels.

*The source of the presented data is SAMHSA, (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

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