Tag: Adult

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Illinois Crisis Prevention Network (ICPN)

March 12, 2024

Illinois Crisis Prevention Network’s (ICPN) mission is to bridge the gap between crisis management and crisis prevention by providing support and stability for children and adults experiencing behavioral, mental health, or medical challenges so that they may live and flourish in their community. ICPN offers community-based services and support to those referred, their families, provider agencies, schools, places of employment, and community day service programs.

ICPN’s Support Services Teams (SST) assist on a statewide basis. The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DHS-DDD) generates referrals to ICPN to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many of whom are dually diagnosed with a mental illness and are experiencing complex behavioral or medical challenges. See the link above for details on the referral process.

ICPN provides professional development via evidence-based and best-practice learning opportunities to families and agencies across Illinois. Their clinicians offer onsite and virtual community-based workshops that are open to all community members and free of charge. ICPN is an approved CEU provider for various specialties. See the Professional Development segment of their website for more information.

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Arc of Illinois

March 12, 2024

Behavior support services are provided to persons with an assessed need for adaptive skills training.

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Little City

March 12, 2024

Through clinical services, Little City strives to empower individuals and families to attain and maintain the essential social, emotional, and adaptive skills to navigate their current environments. They prepare individuals for increased independence in education, employment, and community living settings.

Little City offers community-based clinical services to children, adolescents, teens, and young adults with I/DD. Services are limited to those that can be done in an outpatient setting, with additional limitations depending on the extremity of behavioral and medical needs.

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LifeSpeed Behavioral Support Services

March 12, 2024

LifeSpeed provides systematic behavioral support to children, adolescents, and adults to ensure each person they work with is successful in accomplishing their goals. LifeSpeed team members are committed, compassionate, and competent professionals who will strive to exceed your expectations from start to finish. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) will create an individualized Treatment Plan grounded in the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). When appropriate, LifeSpeed offers low-intensity behavioral interventions [4-10 hours per week].

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UIC Developmental Disabilities Clinic

March 12, 2024

As part of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the state of Illinois’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities​, the Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic has access to innovative research centers and renowned leaders in the field of disabilities​ to connect you to the latest research and practices in consultation, support, and education for the disability community. They provide family-centered, culturally competent comprehensive services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. They aim to maximize potential with a focus on quality of life. Its clinical staff takes a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to providing services for individuals (ages 3+) with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Services transcend their physical space and extend into the community, collaborating with and serving as a resource for community-based agencies, schools, and organizations. Its licensed and credentialed team includes social workers, speech-language pathologists, licensed professional counselors, physicians, and clinical psychologists.

Their team offers support in the following areas and more.
Autism Clinic and The Autism Program (TAP) Training Center
Coalition for Autistic and ND Students
Child and Family Development Center
Sibling Leadership Network
Chicagoland Disables People of Color Coalition
Individualized Support related to autism, transition to adulthood services and future planning, early intervention, emotional and behavioral consultation, dual diagnosis, social skills and relationships, and trauma.

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Mental Health First Aid

March 7, 2024

According to their website, Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. In the course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies to help someone in both crisis and noncrisis situations, and where to turn for help.

When you take a course, you learn how to apply the Mental Health First Aid action plan in a variety of situations, including when someone is experiencing:
Panic attacks
Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
Nonsuicidal self-injury
Acute psychosis (e.g., hallucinations or delusions)
Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug use
Reaction to a traumatic event

Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack — we’d start CPR or call 911. But too few of us would know how to respond if we see someone have a panic attack or if we are concerned that a friend or coworker is showing signs of alcohol use disorder. Mental Health First Aid takes the fear and hesitation out of starting these conversations by improving understanding and providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge. The opportunity to practice — through role plays, scenarios, and activities — makes it easier to apply these skills in a real-life situation.