Behavioral Health Services
Perhaps you're having trouble maintaining relationships with those you care about . . .
Or, everyday job stress and problems at home are keeping you from being able to reach
your potential . . .
Maybe you've just learned you have a mental illness and are unsure about what that
means for you. . .
Qualified people at
Cornerstone want to help.
Cornerstone provides a comprehensive array of
treatments and services to individuals and families with mental health needs. These
include counseling, psychiatric consultation, case management, crisis intervention,
community housing, and residential services.
Following a thorough evaluation, the counselor and
consumer develop an individualized program plan that defines the mental health goals and
objectives and the manner in which they will be achieved. Individual, group, and
family counseling; psychiatric medication management, and supported and supervised
residential services constitute the array of service modalities available.
The behavioral health department at Cornerstone provides an array of integrated
services designed to assist in the recovery of people’s lives.
Assessment identifies the need for, type of,
level and intensity of services required.
Case Management services are provided to program
participants to assist them in gaining access to public income entitlement; housing;
behavioral health services; social, educational, vocational and recreational
opportunities; and other community resources that assist them in functioning in the
community.
Community Housing provides permanent housing with
residential support and a wide array of services and opportunities for indivuals who are
homeless and mentally ill and their family members. Services
are also available to individuals with a mental illness and HIV/AIDS or chemical
dependence.
Outpatient Psychiatric Services include
psychotherapy, behavioral health counseling, and medication management and monitoring.
Each program participant is under the medical supervision of a licensed psychiatrist.
Psychological and counseling services include individual therapy and/or counseling, group
therapy and/or counseling and family therapy, if needed.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation services are designed
to empower the recovery of consumers from the effects of mental illness. This daily
program provides group treatment services focusing on psychiatric symptom management,
developing peer support systems, pre-employment readiness, and community education and
advocacy for the needs of the mentally ill consumer.
Vocational Rehabilitation services assess
employment capabilities, train and place individuals directly at work sites through a
unique employment program which matches skilled workers with area businesses.
Supervised Residential Treatment services are
provided to adult males in need of supervised living to assist them in their recovery from
the effects of serious psychiatric disorders. Features of this service include daily
living skill training, socialization skills, psychosocial rehabilitation and use of
community resources.
Crisis Intervention services provide brief and
immediate treatment to program participants who are experiencing a high level of personal
distress. Cornerstone has a 24-hour emergency number that provides indivuduals who receive
behavioral health services with immediate contact with the program Case Manager and a
psychiatrist.
Mental illnesses are disorders
of the brain that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, moods, and ability to relate to
others. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are brain
disorders that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands
of life.
Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental
illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character, or poor upbringing.
Over seven million people in this country and over five million children and adolescents
suffer from a serious chronic brain disorder. These illnesses have a great impact on
society. Four of the top ten leading causes of disability are mental illnesses including
major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder, and
the estimated cost of mental health care is over $150 billion per year. But far more
important is the effect untreated mental illness has on the lives of individuals and their
loved ones.
These brain disorders are treatable. As a diabetic takes insulin, most people with serious
mental illness need medication to help control symptoms. Supportive counseling, self-help
groups, housing, vocational rehabilitation, income assistance and other community services
can also provide support and stability, contributing to recovery.
--information courtesy of NAMI
Do you need more information about mental illness?
Visit
these Online Resources for mental health issues, provided by the National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill (NAMI)
For More Information about Cornerstone Behavioral Health
Services:
(815) 727-6667
Director of Behavioral Health Services:
Deanna Watson
Coordinators of Behavioral Health Services:
Brenda Anthony; Martha Jarmuz, Brenda Smith
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