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CABS provides outpatient mental health services to youth and their families residing in Lake County. Counseling services are provided in our offices and in the community, including in schools. Treatment services include:
SASS is a 90-day crisis intervention program. Clients are referred through the state CARES (Crisis and Referral Entry Service) hotline. After an assessment, a SASS worker will arrange psychiatric hospitalization and/or any follow-up outpatient treatment needs.
SASS serves Lake County youth who are:
Services include individual, family, and group therapy and case management. Treatment lasts about 3 to 6 months.
Services include psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management.
Outpatient substance abuse counseling is available to youth ages 12 to and 20 years old. Clients must have a substance use disorder diagnosis or are currently experimenting with substances. The substance abuse clinicians provide individual, family, and group counseling and case management.
MHJJ serves Lake County youth who:
The MHJJ liaison works with children and their families for six months and connects them to treatment resources.
IPS serves Lake County youth who:
Clinicians work with the systems involved for six months to stabilize the child in the least restrictive setting and to prevent multiple moves.
Serves children under 18 who need more intensive community-based therapeutic services or residential treatment services. State FSP funds help cover the costs of the residential treatment or intensive community treatment services. For more information, visit the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IHFS) website.
Fees for CABS services are based on level of income and number of dependents. A sliding fee schedule based on national poverty levels is available for Lake County residents. The program accepts Medicaid and Medicaid MCO insurance.
Contact Us
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services
Waukegan Office
3010 Grand Avenue
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone:
847-377-8950
Hours:
Mon.-Thu., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Round Lake Park Office
423 E Washington Street
Round Lake Park, IL 60073
Phone:
847-377-8950
Hours:
Mon.-Thu., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.