Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program
Healthcare Alternative Systems - Men's Transitional Housing, located in Chicago, Illinois, focuses on helping adult Latino men facing substance abuse and homelessness. This program combines culturally sensitive care with structured living arrangements, offering both short-term rehabilitation stays and long-term accommodations. Services are provided free of charge to eligible participants.
Healthcare Alternative Systems is accredited by CARF International, certified by SAMHSA, and licensed by the Illinois SUPR and Division of Mental Health. These credentials demonstrate a commitment to high-quality standards in rehabilitation and human services.
- Offers culturally sensitive care for Spanish-speaking men battling addiction.
- Combines substance use treatment with job readiness training and life skills education.
- Provides free services to eligible participants with program durations ranging from 2 to 12 months.
- Incorporates the 12-step model and psychosocial therapies to support long-term recovery.
This program assists adult Latino men struggling with substance abuse and homelessness. Participants benefit from comprehensive treatment, job readiness, and life skills education tailored to their unique cultural needs.
- 2+ Accreditations
- 2 Conditions Treated
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 18 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA
Staff
- Millie AdanChief Operating OfficerExperienced operational manager implementing business strategies with a human-centered focus.
- Tom HartmannVice President of Business and IT TechnologyManages program data and technology systems, launched four electronic health record systems.
- Alex GarciaVice President of FinanceOversees financial integrity with 17 years of experience in various organizations.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction is one of Illinois‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.
Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Illinois.
Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program‘s Therapies & Programs
Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program in Chicago, IL and consists of members from different stages of recovery.
The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.
Some people refer to contingency management, or CM, as motivational incentives. This type of therapy is a reconditioning of the mind and responses of the body. The point of CM is to help the body understand the proper responses to behaviors should be, as well as the effects that come with both problematic and desired behaviors. The more positive choices a person makes, the more incentives they will receive, all managed with sobriety goals by Healthcare Alternative Systems Transitional Housing Program in Chicago, IL.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact
1866 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Phone Number
(773) 782-4734
Additional Locations
- Healthcare Alternative Systems - North Humboldt in Chicago, IL
- Healthcare Alternative Systems - Men's Residential Treatment in Chicago, IL
- Healthcare Alternative Systems - Broadview in Broadview, IL
- Healthcare Alternative Systems - Melrose Park in Melrose Park, IL
- Healthcare Alternative Systems - North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, IL
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Location
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1866 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647 -
(773) 782-4734
Accepts
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GenderMale
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AgeAdults (20+)
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ModalityGroup, Individuals
Ownership
Healthcare Alternative Systems
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Chicago, Illinois Addiction and Treatment
In 2016, more than 2,350 Illinoisans died from drug overdoses. More than 5,500 deaths annually occur in Illinois due to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. 7.17% of Illinois residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month (2018). Substance abuse costs the state approximately $3.5 billion every year.
Chicago's an exhilarating city with world-class museums, a vibrant arts and culture scene, and mouthwatering cuisine to savor. Opioid overdoses and fentanyl-related deaths, however, have skyrocketed – Cook County saw a 97% rise in fentanyl-induced fatalities from 2018 to 2019, and had the state's second-highest drug mortality rate in 2021.
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