View Search Results

Offers peer-led support in both one-on-one sessions and group recovery settings, helping participants build foundations for sustained sobriety. Peers help with support and bring real-life experiences to help guide individuals through every stage of their addiction recovery.

Can also provide Drug Court Support Services where Recovery Specialists work in close partnership with local Southern Illinois drug courts to provide vital support to individuals navigating both the judicial system and the recovery process. Will assist participants throughout the court-mandated recovery programs.

Provides supported employment services in small groups or on an individual basis. Services include job coaching, job development, discovery, and employer development. 

Provides a mentoring program for female-identifying students at Ames High School.

Offers alternative arrangements for those ordered to complete community service in Kossuth County. Those with fees, and/or fines, can volunteer with community agencies to both complete their mandatory community service, and to also help pay down those fees/fines. Individuals participating in the program will not see any money as the money they earn through the program goes directly back to their fees/fines.

Offers substance abuse evaluations.

Advocacy and therapeutic support to assist individuals exiting prostitution and escaping human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Case management and therapy for individuals.

Collaborates with local shelters and treatment programs for groups and individual treatment offered through correctional institutions.

Therapy for individuals and families.

Provides health maintenance visits, disease prevention, Public Health Preparedness, health education in the home and community, New Mom/New Baby visits, reportable disease follow up, communicable disease control, and immunizations.

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Provides engineering and design of County roadway projects, including local resurfacing and bridge replacement. The division is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the County Secondary Road System, including ditch cleaning, roadway surface repairs, bridge and culvert repairs, and snow removal.

Provides pharmacogenomics testing to individuals who are experiencing behavioral health issues that may require prescription treatment.

The PGX testing includes a genetics profile identifying indicators for successful medication treatment options that match with individual genetic makeup. The testing process will include a patient/provider wraparound model to improve care coordination, close care quality gaps, achieve treatment goals, gain control of chronic conditions, reduce hospitalizations and readmissions.

Members of the team may include primary care providers, psychiatrists, mental health therapists, service coordinators and others essential to the positive outcome of the individual.

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through abuse or a sexual assault situation. Services include a 24 hour crisis line, support services, crisis intervention, resources, support groups for adults, teens and children, medical and legal advocacy court accompaniment, prevention training and education, crisis intervention, counseling, emergency shelter, transportation to safety and other housing options.

Provides dental care services, including:

- Fillings

- Crowns

- Tooth Extractions

- Dental Cleanings

- Periodontal Treatment

- Fluoride Varnish

- Dentures and Partials

- N2O for children

Works to promote mental health, prevent mental illnesses, and improve care and treatment for persons suffering from mental and emotional disorders.

The website offers an online screening tool for different mental health conditions. Online information can help people search for support groups, psychiatrists, affordable psychiatric medications, education on mental illness, and resources on legal matters related to persons with mental illnesses.

Emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation in times of disaster.

Information and education on emergency disaster preparedness.