Program areas at Pillars Community Health
Federally qualified Health center (fqhc) services include: - coordinated preventative and acute medical care, chronic illness care and management Health education to patients ages 0-90, and prenatal care. - integrated psychiatric and behavioral Health services - dental services including comprehensive preventative and restorative oral Health care and oral Health education provided by dentists and dental hygienists. - care coordination and benefits assistance services - services as a Health care for the homeless Health resources and services administration grantee - coronavirus disease (covd-19) testing and vaccination services - outreach and engagement activities which include Community events, patient education and capacity building with Community partners.
Domestic violence and sexual assault: the organization manages two 24-hour telephone hotlines for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, respectively, as well as medical and legal advocacy and support services for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Constance morris house is a comprehensive residential shelter include case management, Health care, and legal advocacy for shelter residents. The program performs outreach, awareness, and prevention activities in the communities that the organization services. The organization is also a certified rape crisis center.
Behavioral Health services: the organization is a Community mental Health center and supr provider licensed by the state of Illinois and accredited by carf. The agency provides outpatient services to help clients to develop strategies to manage the symptoms related to their mental illness or substance use disorder. This includes recovery focused services, crisis services, Community support and/or substance use disorder services, Community independent living arrangement services, employment specialists and other supportive services in an outpatient setting on-site or Community based.