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Mental Health/Substance Abuse Facilities

Mental Health/Substance Abuse Facilities. By: Shawn Thomas & Prannoy Kaushal. Mental Health Facility. Trilogy Behavior Inc. Healthcare 1400 W. Greenleaf, Chicago, IL 60626. Substance Abuse Facility. Hazelden 867 N. Dearborn St. Chicago , IL 60610. Types of Jobs .

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Mental Health/Substance Abuse Facilities

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  1. Mental Health/Substance Abuse Facilities By: Shawn Thomas & Prannoy Kaushal

  2. Mental Health Facility • Trilogy Behavior Inc. Healthcare • 1400 W. Greenleaf, Chicago, IL 60626

  3. Substance Abuse Facility • Hazelden • 867 N. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60610

  4. Types of Jobs • Art Therapist $30,000 – $50,000 • Licensed Professional Counselor $31,000-$40,000 • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist $35,000-$81,000 • Psychologist - $49,000-$107,000 • Play Therapist - $30,000-$60,000 • Psychiatrist - $135,000-$222,000 • Social Worker - $26,000-$86,000 • Drug and Alcohol Counselor - $23,000-$47,000 • Nutritionists - $34,000-$76,000 • Wellness Specialists - $23,000-$61,000

  5. Types of patients • Voluntary patients: Patients who volunteer to be in the mental health hospital for self harm, eating disorders or other problems. • Involuntary patients: Patients that have to go without a choice. They normally require immediate treatment. • Many patients are normal people just with a strained relationship or have a substance problem. Patients family should show support to help them with their problems.

  6. Costs • Many institutions recommend that patients stay a minimum of 3 months. • On average an stay at a mental health/substance 3-6 months. • Most facilities cost about $7,000 a month. • The average cost of a stay is $21,000-$42,000

  7. Treatments • Counseling- the patient meets with a psychologist and discusses how he/she feels. • Self Help Groups- groups of people with similar problems meet together. They follow a 12-Step program similar to that used in AA groups. • Withdrawal Therapy (Detox)- The patient is slowly weaned off a substance . • Many patients with mental health problems go on medications to help them. • Brain Stimulation treatments- activities such as games and other activities used to stimulate the brain. This is used when medication is not working and/or the patients have depression.

  8. Interesting Facts • About half of all mental disorders develop before the age of 14. • Mental Health problems are the leading cause in suicide each year. • Alcoholism is the most untreated addiction in America. • The Average age a person first experiments with drugs is 13. • Over 50% of all car accidents have to with drugs

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