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���������Maintaining Mental Wellness �During the Holiday Season�And Connecting to LSSI Services��

Andre Christian, BSW, Counselor/Caseworker

Anne Patterson, MA, Counselor/Caseworker

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What do we do?

�LSSI provides a comprehensive array of mental health and substance use treatments that serves people of all ages, working with children, adults, seniors, and families in our outpatient offices, residential facilities, client’s homes, schools, hospitals, and anywhere in the community that we are needed.

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Maintaining mental wellness �during the holidays

  • Give yourself a break
  • Resist people pleasing
  • Take the alone time and the rest time that you need
  • Increase your participation in support
  • Identify people, places, and activities that help calm you
  • Identify activities that you find enjoyable
  • Get outside

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Maintaining mental wellness �during the holidays

  • Stay active, prioritize healthy eating, and try to stick to a sleep schedule
  • Be mindful of your budget, do free activities, consider free or low-cost gifts
  • Be mindful of family dynamics and attitudes towards mental health
  • Be kind to yourself if the holiday carries bad memories or sadness for you
  • Reach out for extra support if you need it, there is always someone there to listen!

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Our Programs

  • Mobile Crisis
  • Welcoming Center
  • Project Impact
  • Counseling and Therapy Services
  • Medication Assisted Detox
  • Outpatient Substance Use Treatment
  • Residential Inpatient Rehabilitation
  • Recovery Homes
  • DUI Counseling and Education (Coming soon!)

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Locations – We are in the neighborhood!

….and we are mobile too!

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LSSI in Portage Park and Belmont Cragin

LSSI’s social workers and counselors use evidenced-based therapeutic techniques to teach you new skills, help make painful experiences more bearable, and help you change negative thinking and irrational behavior patterns.

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* Counseling and Therapy

    • Children, adults and families
    • In-person and virtual appointments available

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* Outpatient substance use treatment

    • Adolescents and adults
    • In-person and virtual appointments available

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Central Intake 833-610-5774 x3

STEP 1: REACH OUT

People of all ages can call 833.610.5774 to speak to trained professionals who offer free, confidential support.

      

STEP 2: LET US UNDERSTAND

We’ll ask you a few questions to better understand what’s going on. Everything is kept confidential. We will ask for details in order to recommend the right help for you.

      

STEP 3: WE'LL CONNECT YOU TO HELP

Based on your needs, we’ll find the right help for you. This may include on-site crisis help, community services, case management, counseling, residential programs, or another type of service.

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Questions?

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Contact Us!

Lakedra Vaughn, MS, MSW, CADC

BHS Admission Director 

Lakedra.Vaughn@lssi.org

Office: 847-635-4632

Cell: 312-520-6719

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Tanya Fisher, MSW

Outreach and Education Coordinator

Tanya.Fisher@lssi.org

Phone: 847-390-1463

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LSSI Connect: 833-610-5774

WWW.LSSI.ORG