Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office in Melrose Park, Illinois, focuses on providing counseling, child welfare, juvenile justice, and prevention services to at-risk youth and families. This non-profit organization offers diverse programs, including substance abuse treatment and recovery-focused life skills training for adolescents, young adults, men, and women.
The mission of Youth Outreach Services is to empower and enrich the lives of youth and families through community-based services, fostering confidence, competence, and dignity. The office is licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services and holds multiple accreditations, including recognition from SAMHSA and an award for "The Best Counseling Service in Melrose Park for 2024."
- Offers outpatient, intensive outpatient, and aftercare support services.
- Specializes in individual, group, and family counseling for addiction recovery.
- Licensed by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services and accredited by the Council on Accreditation.
- Recognized with a Quality Business Award for exceptional counseling services.
This office addresses substance abuse issues, including alcohol and opioid dependency, through personalized care. Services are tailored to at-risk youth and their families, creating significant impact in the Leyden and Proviso Townships.
- 2+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 4 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 6 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 20 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA
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. Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office 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. Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Melrose Park, IL
A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in Illinois have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office.Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near Melrose Park, IL. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.
In outpatient programs at Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office, the Melrose Park resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
People involved in substance abuse usually are in a state of denial over the harmful effects of their changed behavior. They believe that they can overcome the addiction on their own. Intervention services in Illinois offered by Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office help family members to motivate the affected individual to seek external support.
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 Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Illinois.
Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office‘s Therapies & Programs
Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.
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 Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office in Melrose Park, 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. Youth Outreach Services - Leyden & Proviso Townships' Office 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
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Location & Contact

4419 West North Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone Number
(773) 777-7112
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Melrose Park, 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.
Cook County, Illinois, home to the vibrant city of Chicago, has been grappling with a devastating opioid epidemic. From 2014 to 2018, the county witnessed a staggering 1,433 fentanyl-related fatal overdoses. In 2022, fentanyl was involved in over 85% of opioid overdose deaths, highlighting the alarming prevalence of this potent synthetic opioid.
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