SASS provides the following services for children and youth:

Crisis intervention

Short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others

Individual and family psychotherapy/counseling

Mental health assessment

Case management and resource linkage assistance

Psychiatric services

Provides family case management to help and support income-eligible pregnant women and children. The needs of each family are assessed to determine which services would be beneficial. Family case managers also conduct developmental screenings, maternal depression screenings, and make genetic referrals as appropriate.

Services include:

-- Planning services

-- Referrals

-- Health education

-- Home visits

-- Advocating on behalf of the client

Assists individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities in accessing needed services and supports. Coordinators provide information, referral, assess individuals for needs, develop a treatment plan, and coordinate funding as needed.

Assists individuals and families with making informed decisions regarding their health and the health of their family.

Services provided:
- Family planning counseling and referral.
- Pregnancy testing.
- Prenatal counseling and follow-up.
- Referral for medical card.
- High risk infant follow-up.
- Family case management.
- Lead poisoning testing and counseling.
- WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program).

Pediatric Developmental Screening provides evaluation and assessment to determine whether there are developmental delays or other issues that need to be addressed.

WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education and counseling, and breastfeeding support for pregnant and breastfeeding individuals, infants, and children. Also provides referrals for health care and other services.

Family Case Management provides family case management services to pregnant individuals, infants, and children with high-risk medical conditions. Also offers assistance with help finding a doctor for prenatal

Provides a coordinated care network consisting of healthcare, government, nonprofit, and other organizations.

Provides medical case management for foster children. The program ensures continuity of medical care, including well child visits, referral, and follow-up with specialists as needed.

Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, medical expenses, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

Provides Intensive Case Management for families who need to create stability and end poverty.

Provides a wide array of mental health and substance use treatment services, including:

-- Individual/group/family therapy.

-- Skill-building.

-- Self-management of behavioral symptoms and medication.

-- Independent community living.

-- Interpersonal relations and social skills.

-- Relapse prevention.

-- Motivation towards recovery.

-- Community-Based Case Management Services.

-- Supported Employment Services.

-- Housing/Homeless Case Management.

-- Psychiatric Medication.

-- School-Based Counseling for Youth.

Offers supportive services for any adoptive child living within the 22 county service area to help them stabilize in their home.

Services are provided to families formed through
- DCFS adoption.
- Subsidized guardianship.
- Private domestic adoption.
- Foreign adoption.
- Out of state adoption.
- Intensive services are offered.

Some of the more common challenges/presenting problems include
- Attachment difficulties.
- Trauma.
- ADHD.
- Chronic lying or stealing.
- Aggression.
- Peer problems.
- Eating or sleep disturbances.
- Sexual acting out.
- Fire-setting.
- Behavioral problems.
- Wetting and defecating issues.
- Family adjustment.
- Grief resolution.
- Learning disabilities.

Home visitation program serving parents who are pregnant or have children up to three years old. Support and information is provided.

Services are designed to, maximize children's overall development, and provide a foundation for school success. Provide developmental screening to minimize developmental problems which might interfere with learning and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Full assessments and tailored plans for individuals dealing with substance abuse.

Facilitates individual, group, and family counseling.

Can make referrals for:

-- Psychiatric consultation

-- Medication management

-- Crisis services

-- Child care

-- Employment training

Guides families through their child's journey with a medical condition. Works with doctors, schools and community groups to create a seamless support system.

Care coordination team works together with families to develop a plan of care that addresses a child's medical, social, behavioral, educational and financial needs. Care coordination is free for all children who have eligible medical conditions, regardless of their family's income level.

Care coordination can include finding specialized medical care, helping families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan, explaining insurance benefits and attending school meetings.

Helps children who are medically fragile remain in their family home rather than a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Assists with:

- Finding specialized medical care

- Making sure families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan

- Helping families understand their insurance benefits and maximize their coverage

- Attending IEP /504 Plan school meeting

- Connecting families with financial support, grants and other community resources

- Preparing for the transition to adulthood

Mental health case management. Aids in assessment, planning, and support for a variety of needs. Assists with housing, public income entitlements, accessing various services, and more.

Case management services include, advocacy for mental health and other services, identifying and linking individuals with necessary resources, building skills for daily living.

Outreach Counselors work to connect seniors and disabled individuals, with emphasis on those with lower incomes, with those programs that will help them to remain independent. These programs include Benefit Access Applications. SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), Real Estate tax reductions, Medicare Part D counseling. SNAP, LIHEAP, and other state and federal programs, Assistance with hearing, A small reserve of funds for occasional GAP funding for emergency needs.

General emergency assistance and case management program for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.