Aunt Martha's Health Center Inc, located in Kankakee, IL, focuses on comprehensive family healthcare services. It uniquely offers bilingual medical care in English and Spanish and houses six practicing physicians across various specialties, accepting new patients and Medicare/Medicaid programs.
Aunt Martha's mission is to foster social justice, health equity, and access to quality services for all. Their commitment has earned them the Health Center Quality Leader recognition for seven years, with Gold status in 2022.
- Provides preventive care for the entire family, including pediatrics and routine check-ups.
- Offers specialized mental health services, from therapy to telehealth therapy and psychiatry.
- Delivers substance use disorder services on an outpatient basis for individuals aged 12 and older.
- Recognized as a Health Center Quality Leader with a Community Health Quality Recognition badge.
Aunt Martha's treats substance use disorders, providing services to individuals aged 12 and older. Families with children and youth facing behavioral and emotional challenges also benefit significantly from their offerings.
- 3+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 3 Conditions Treated
- LGBTQ+ Allied
- Insurance Accepted
- 4 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 23 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA

JCAHO
Staff
- Lisa Abu-SamraPhysicianProviding comprehensive healthcare services to the Kankakee community.
- Dr. Oluwatobi AriyoPhysicianDedicated to delivering quality healthcare to patients in Kankakee.
- Dr. Charles BarronPhysicianCommitted to improving the health and well-being of the Kankakee community.
- Dr. Joi BradshawPhysicianProviding compassionate and personalized healthcare services in Kankakee.
- Dr. Aaron BrinkmanPhysicianDedicated to promoting health and wellness in the Kankakee area.
- Shan BrownNurse PractitionerProviding high-quality nursing care to patients in Kankakee.
- Dr. Arlette BrownPhysicianCommitted to delivering comprehensive healthcare services in Kankakee.
- Dr. Brett CassidyPhysicianDedicated to improving the health outcomes of patients in Kankakee.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Fortunately facilities like Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office in Kankakee, IL are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction treatment facilities in Illinois, like Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office cover both illegal and prescription opioids abuse. Most plans include detoxification and subsequent medications to ease the process. Behavioral therapies and counseling are also necessary to resolve the root cause of addiction.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
An intensive outpatient treatment program is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. Patients come to Kankakee, IL to Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office for therapy, support, programs, and medical supervision. Intensive outpatient treatment is often very tightly scheduled and heavily structured.
Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office in Illinois after they attain initial sobriety.
Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.
Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office‘s Therapies & Programs
Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.
Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. It becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Some facilities like Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office in Kankakee, IL offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal.
When family members are more proactive and involved in the treatment procedure, it encourages the patient to advance his or her progress. Moreover, it shouldn’t be ignored that genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Also, with proper education, family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes necessary for his or her sobriety.
It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a Kankakee, IL facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend Aunt Martha's - Kankakee Community Health Center and Office understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.
CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.
In the midst of an addiction certain healthy habits and behaviors can be forgotten or discarded altogether. While in treatment you will learn life skills that will help you successfully maintain sobriety and rebuild your life in Kankakee, IL. Some examples of this are time management, social skills, nutrition, hygiene, stress management and taking care of yourself.
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Location & Contact

1777 East Court Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone Number
(815) 937-5413
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Kankakee, 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.
Kankakee County, a vibrant community in Illinois, faces a heartbreaking battle against drug addiction. In 2020, the county recorded a staggering 24 drug overdose deaths, many attributed to potent opioids like heroin and fentanyl. Since December 1, 2016, Kankakee County has witnessed a significant surge in fatal overdoses, with over 25 lives tragically lost in 2021 alone.
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