Residential Services

Residential treatment programs are long-term therapeutic environments for adolescents with long-standing behavioral health problems, and offer a balance of therapies and activities in a safe, structured setting. Each adolescent receives individual wraparound care led by a psychiatrist and administered by a multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, social workers, teachers and mental health counselors to address all medical, psychiatric, social and academic needs of the adolescent. Adolescents reside in a safe and structured setting that allows treatment efforts to be maximized with the focus on positive outcomes. All our residential programs work closely with the local school district to ensure that the adolescent’s educational needs are met. When appropriate, adolescents may attend our therapeutic day school, Northwest Academy.

Program Design

Our residential treatment programs care for adolescents and are programmed separately based upon gender and differing developmental and psychiatric needs.
We have a total of three separate residential treatment programs:

  • Community Residential Center, Streamwood, Illinois
  • John Costigan Residential Center, Streamwood, Illinois
  • Rock River Residential Center, Rockford, Illinois

Advantages of Residential Treatment

  • Adolescent resides at the facility for an extended period of time
  • Treatment occurs within a self contained setting allowing for consistency across providers that include a psychiatrist, therapists, and behavioral health technicians
  • Addresses long-standing problems which require more time to resolve
  • 24-hour staff supervision
  • Treatment is normative, solution focused and targets specific behavioral issues

Program Components

  • Comprehensive Multi-Disciplinary Diagnostic Evaluation
  • Individual, Group and Family Counseling
  • Behavioral and Milieu Therapy
  • Expressive Therapies
  • Social Skills Training
  • Case Management
  • Weekly Psychiatric Consultation