Kenneth Young Center

Behavioral health programsthe adult programs provide a continuum of services including individual, family, and group counseling, case management, psychiatric medication evaluation and follow-up. More intensive levels of care for adults struggling with severe and persistent mental illness include personal recovery and daily living skills learning through psychosocial rehabilitation and community support services. Community support team services are designed to support and stabilize the most at risk populations, including individuals transitioning from nursing homes to independent community living. Critical to successful transitions are Kenneth Young Center's supportive transitional and permanent housing options coupled with social support provided in our drop- in Center and employment programs.the child and adolescent programs provide a continuum of services to youth and their families through age 18 and Young adults up to age 24. These services include individual, family, and group therapy, as well as case management. Mentoring services are provided in conjunction with therapy to facilitate behavioral change. Psychiatric services are provided when appropriate and include psychiatric and medication evaluation. Kyc is also the idhs contracted provider for mobile crisis response services (formerly known as sass) conducting, 24/7 emergency screening, assessment, and support services for children at risk or in need of psychiatric hospitalization. In addition to therapeutic programs, kyc provides youth substance use prevention and intervention efforts facilitating harm reduction groups in local schools and offering education and youth leadership training through positive youth development (pyd).behavioral health- physician servicesthe organization has psychiatrists (m.d.s) available when appropriate to meet individual client needs. These doctors are also available to provide consultation to therapists and clinicians to ensure that clients receive seamless, comprehensive care. Psychiatric services are available to clients of all ages.

The organization provides information and referrals, advocacy, comprehensive assessments and care coordination to assist older adults in maintaining their independence in the community. Kyc staff also conducts nursing home prescreens in area hospitals and the community to prevent premature nursing home placements. The organization is designated as a care coordination unit by the Illinois department on aging and in addition offers an array of title iii funded services. These include information and assistance, options counseling, benefits assistance, home delivered meals, chore housekeeping, home repair and caregiver support and education. Kyc is also provides adult protective services, investigating and mitigating cases of abuse and neglect of seniors and adults with disabilities.

The community collaboration program promotes healthy choices for youth ages 10-17 through education, awareness of health issues, policy change, community collaboration, and evidence-based programs that support substance use prevention.

The organization's information services department has developed a customized information system (cis) to faciliate service delivery, assure record compliance and enhance billing and revenue. The organization provides this system, as well as support for this system, to many other mental health agencies. The organization receives revenue from these partner agencies to implement and upgrade cis