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Offers substance use disorder treatment options and services for youth and adults, including: family education, case management, individual and group counseling, DUI evaluation and education, inpatient and outpatient treatment, and treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders.

Provides a joint effort of Foundation 2, Horizons, ASAC, Abbe Center, Tanager Place and St. Luke's with the common goal of serving youth with immediate mental health or substance abuse needs quickly.

If there are concerns about a youth in crisis, J-FAST can meet to discuss options. Issues covered include depression, cutting, violent behavior, substance abuse and thoughts of suicide. J-Fast can be at any Linn County location within an hour of the call. Additional services include Assessment and Referrals, Case Management.

Provides the Local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness that offers education, advocacy, and support for families and individuals living with mental illness.

Community groups, agencies, families, and individuals may request educational information, use mental health resources, and seek service consultation to aid in planning, designing, coordinating, or improving programs and services.  These help prevent the need for more intensive services, increase awareness for and the advantages of early intervention, and increase the quality of mental health in the community.

Provides education programs for middle and high schoolers about mental illnesses and warning signs. In our own voice program services provide personal perspective of mental health conditions. Family to family program offers a 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses and education with various subjects such as mental illnesses, addictive disorders, medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence. 

Professional Partner program serves children, adolescents, and young adults who have serious emotional disorders and their families; provides intensive therapeutic case management program tailored to meet the needs of each youth and family.

Emergency Community Support program provides follow-up, continuity, and coordination services for individuals who have been admitted to emergency or civil protective custody.

Regional Housing Coordination provides rental assistance for adults who are low income and experience a serious mental illness to obtain safe housing at an affordable cost; must have referral from a community support worker or other behavioral health worker.

Regional Consumer Specialist (RCS) serves as an advocate and liaison to consumers of behavioral health services, including consumers of services which are designed to lead toward wellness and recovery from mental illness, substance abuse, or problem gambling; the RCS is available to consumers of all ages, their families and support system, throughout Region 3's geographic area.

Training related to Suicide Prevention, Suicide Postvention, Mental Health First Aid, Psychological First Aid, Trauma-Informed Care, Compassion Fatigue, Coping Through COVID, Calmer Classrooms: Working with Traumatized Youth, Psychological First Aid, Effective Strategies for Children with Developmental Trauma, Resilience for the Responders: Creative Tools for Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma for Disaster Relief Workers, Introduction to Mindfulness Skills, Helping Adults Coping with Grief.

Disaster Behavioral Health Outreach, Counseling and Training for flood impacted counties (Buffalo, Custer, Hall and Howard) and for individuals impacted by COVID 19 for all 22 counties in Region 3.

Provides suicide prevention services that focus on helping at-risk youth and families within the community. Will also provide various services such as IHB, IOP, mentoring, and in-office, individual, and group counseling.

Offers several different mental health education programs.

- Family-To-Family: Provides a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants.

- Course includes: Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders.

- Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.

- Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery.

- Gaining sympathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness.

- Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques.

Organization dedicated to bringing hope and support to those affected by suicide by raising awareness, funding scientific research, and providing resources and aid to those affected by it.

Provides a joint effort of Foundation 2, Horizons, ASAC, Abbe Center, Tanager Place and St. Luke's with the common goal of serving youth with immediate mental health or substance abuse needs quickly.

If there are concerns about a youth in crisis, J-FAST can meet to discuss options. Issues covered include depression, cutting, violent behavior, substance abuse and thoughts of suicide. J-Fast can be at any Linn County location within an hour of the call. Additional services include Assessment and Referrals, Case Management.

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Offers hospital services, general medical care, and behavioral health care.

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

Free 8-session class taught by trained NAMI members. The Family to Family curriculum focuses on:

- Schizophrenia.

- Bipolar disorder (manic depression).

- Clinical depression.

- Panic disorder.

- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively. Classes are offered twice a year.

NAMI Champaign County also provides monthly educational presentations and can provide an in-service for teachers and staff to help identify the symptoms of mental illness in children.

Provides 24-hour on-call and in-person crisis services for youth in Polk County. Crisis Responders provide assessments, interventions, and stabilization services in a public or community location for youth (ages 17 and under, or age 18 and enrolled in high school) who are experiencing crises such as: suicide ideation, substance use disorders, exposure to violence, and other behavioral and mental health situations.

Other services include counseling, mental health evaluations, safety planning, treatment plan development, recovery support services, medication administration, and more.