We're a human services organization and Community Mental Health Center, that continues its commitment to being personally responsive to the plight of children, youth, adults and families' indigenous barriers to opportunities since its foundation in 1995. The purpose of the agency was to stimulate and support the education and knowledge of African-American and other minority young adults between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one in the South Suburban Cook County area by helping to strengthen their academic skills, make the transition to post-secondary education and define their career goals. ScholarShop, a college prep and career development transition program, was the first flagship program offered by TLOC..
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Services Offered
Drug Abuse Treatment - This service provides adults and adolescents Outpatient (Level I) and Intensive Outpatient (Level II) services.
Mental Health Counseling - This service is provided for people with or who are at risk for psychiatric disabilities / disorders, behavioral health disabilities or co-occurring disabilities.
Anger management - This service constructively addresses an array of topics regarding anger management.
Adult Probation Treatment - Provides learning opportunities for adjudicated offenders with the general objective of reducing their subsequent criminal recidivism.
Supervised visitation and Parenting - The purpose of our Supervised Visitation and Family Mediation Program is to provide a place for children to be and feel safe with their parents who are experiencing divorce or separation.
Fees and Payment
We are non profit agency, for more information check our Home page.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.