Abundant Faith Christian Center - NAMI

Allendale Association
Services
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Description: Allendale Association's Residential Treatment Programs and Services
consists of a 148 bed residential treatment program which includes a 100 acre main
campus on Cedar Lake in Lake Villa, IL, a 20-bed facility in Benet Lake, WI (approximately
15 miles north of the main campus), two community based group homes in Waukegan, IL
and a community based group home for girls in Highland Park, IL.
Individual units serve as homes for 8-14 children or adolescents and are designed to
serve a particular population grouped by age, diagnostic profile, and social/emotional
functioning level. These programs serve both male and female children and adolescents
ranging in age from 7-21 who are experiencing a wide variety of problems. The more
common "labels" are emotional/behavioral disability, oppositional defiant disorder,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety
disorders, bipolar disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, schizophrenia and other
psychotic disorders.
While each child's course of treatment is individualized, the following treatment
components are available to all in placement, as determined by multidisciplinary
treatment planning:
-Psychological Testing and Assessment
-Psychiatric Services and Consultation
-Individual Psychotherapy
-Family Therapy
-Process Oriented Psychotherapy Groups
-Psycho educational Group Counseling
-Therapeutic Milieu Based Treatment
-Diagnostic Educational Assessment
-Individualized Education Planning
-On Campus special Education or Local Public School Attendance
-Therapeutic Recreation and Experiential Outdoor Education
-Vocational Assessment and Training (14 yrs and older)
-Substance Abuse Assessment and Education
Eligibility: Must be age 7-20 (males) and 13-20 (females) for admission into the
residential program.
Documents Needed: Photo ID, birth certificate, proof of residency, Social Security card,
immunization record.
Fees: Fixed fees, private insurance accepted.
Referral Procedures: By appointment.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Description: Transitional Living Program offers 2 sets of aggregate apartment housing
with 24 hours of on-site supervision for youth ages 17-20 preparing to live on their own.
Program sites are in Zion, IL. The program provides furnishings, case management,
community service linkage, and advocacy.
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