ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) is a program designed to help individuals with a Severe Mental Illness who are experiencing repeated homelessness, incarceration and/or institutionalization, and who need more than traditional outpatient services. The ACT team comes directly to the client, whether it is in the client’s home, place of work or another place in the community. Services are flexible and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An individual works with the entire team — including a nurse, psychiatrist, social worker and case manager — on a schedule that meets his or her needs.
Forensic Evaluation
Customer Care Call Center
The Customer Care and Crisis Call Center assists individuals in locating and obtaining needed behavioral health services by selecting resources most appropriate for their needs. All initial appointments are set through the Customer Care staff. Additionally, the team serves as a resource for the public through provision of information regarding behavioral health services. The Customer Care Call Center can be reached at (888) 291-4357.
Forensic Evaluation Services
Through Forensic Evaluation services, Centerstone performs competency and mental condition evaluations at the request of courts.
Consultation and Evaluation Services
Evaluations are provided to children, adolescents and adults to determine severity of problem and recommended treatments. They are conducted by staff with a minimum of a master’s degree. Consultation services are generally focused on future treatment recommendations and are provided upon discharge from area jails.
Career Connect
Career Connect is a set of free evidence-based, employment-focused services and wraparound supports designed specifically for young adults, ages 18 to 24, who have had any form of involvement with the criminal justice system. Utilizing a Career Pathways approach, participants will learn new work skills, obtain certifications or degrees and develop opportunities for lifelong careers.
Services:
- Job readiness skills development and training
- Individualized career planning
- Rapid job search and placement
- Linkage to appropriate certification or degree programs
- Case management
- Peer support and mentoring
Goals for Participants:
- Steady employment and a long-term career track
- Maintain a permanent residence and financial stability
- Access any needed physical, mental or behavioral health services
- Be a productive member of the workforce and community
- Referral to social supports – linking you to any other resources or services you may need such as housing, employment, legal, peer support, etc.
Who is Eligible?
These services are available to young adults, ages 18-24, living in select areas of Illinois and Tennessee, who have had any prior involvement with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system (such as arrest, jail, detention or probation). Individuals living in the highlighted areas of the maps below are eligible for services under a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration which finances 100% of this project.
Career Connect Service Area – Nashville, TN
Career Connect Service Area – East St. Louis, IL
Career Connect Service Area – Carbondale, IL
Contact Us:
To sign up for these free services or to make a referral, contact:
- Illinois: (618) 997-5336 (ext. 7783) or careerconnect.il@centerstone.org
- Tennessee: (615) 815-9236 or careerconnect.tn@centerstone.org
