Sub­stance Use Treat­ment and Recovery

We are com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing indi­vid­u­al­ized sub­stance use treat­ment. We believe in equip­ping peo­ple with the knowl­edge, skills, and sup­port their need to make informed choic­es and have a mean­ing­ful life. All ser­vices are pro­vid­ed by licensed and/​or cer­ti­fied clin­i­cians who spe­cial­ize in alco­hol and drug counseling.

We pro­vide clin­i­cal treat­ment inter­ven­tions to peo­ple strug­gling with a wide range of sub­stance use prob­lems and dis­or­ders. Clients are treat­ed using a com­pre­hen­sive treat­ment mod­el that inte­grates evi­dence-based con­cepts and incor­po­rates sev­er­al ther­a­peu­tic tech­niques to address sub­stance use behav­iors.

We employ a vari­ety of evi­dence-based approaches:

• Moti­va­tion­al Inter­view­ing (MI)
• Relapse Pre­ven­tion
• Cog­ni­tive Behav­ioral Ther­a­py (CBT)
• Dialec­ti­cal Behav­ior Ther­a­py (DBT)
• Accep­tance & Com­mit­ment Ther­a­py (ACT)v

We are proud to pro­vide an inte­grat­ed approach to co-occur­ring men­tal health and sub­stance use issues, rec­og­niz­ing the impor­tance of address­ing both togeth­er in-order to best serve the whole person.

Ser­vices Offered:

• Intake, Assess­ment & Goal Setting
• Indi­vid­ual and Group Counseling
• Co-Occur­ring Men­tal Health Services
• Case Man­age­ment
• NOW OFFER­ING — Aftercare

Ser­vices may include indi­vid­ual, group, and/​or fam­i­ly ther­a­py. Clin­i­cians will pro­vide coor­di­nat­ed care with the clien­t’s per­son­al, med­ical, and com­mu­ni­ty sup­port con­tacts as needed.

We also incor­po­rate mind­ful­ness-based and expres­sive activities.

Sub­stance Use Treat­ment for Adults

Ser­vices include case man­age­ment, indi­vid­ual, group, and fam­i­ly therapy. 

Top­ics cov­ered include:

• Under­stand­ing addic­tion as a disease
• Relapse pre­ven­tion
• Improv­ing com­mu­ni­ca­tion and build­ing healthy relationships
• Improv­ing self-image
• Build­ing cop­ing skills 
• Estab­lish­ing healthy routines
• Con­nect­ing with local sup­port communities

Out­pa­tient (OP):	Inten­sive Out­pa­tient Pro­gram (IOP):
1 – 8 hours/​week Typ­i­cal­ly 2 groups per week Indi­vid­ual counseling	9+ hours/​week Typ­i­cal­ly 3 groups per week Indi­vid­ual counseling

• Typ­i­cal length of stay is 10 – 12 weeks
• Three treat­ment groups: Absti­nence, Harm Reduc­tion, and Blend­ed Evening Program

Sub­stance Use Treat­ment for Youth

Ado­les­cents and their fam­i­lies receive edu­ca­tion on the brain chem­istry and pro­gres­sion of addic­tion, stages of change, and the spe­cif­ic effects sub­stance use has on emo­tions, thoughts, and behav­iors as the mind and body are developing. 

Mul­ti­fac­eted treat­ment approach­es focus on the unique cog­ni­tive and devel­op­men­tal changes that occur dur­ing ado­les­cence. Ser­vices include indi­vid­ual and group ther­a­py, where ado­les­cents explore top­ics of peer pres­sure and oth­er out­side influ­ences in their lives that may expose them to sub­stances. Clin­i­cians will pro­vide coor­di­nat­ed care with a client’s school sup­ports, indi­vid­ual ther­a­pist, psy­chi­a­trist, and nurse prac­ti­tion­er as needed.

Out­pa­tient (OP):	Inten­sive Out­pa­tient Pro­gram (IOP):
1 – 8 hours/​week Typ­i­cal­ly 2 groups per week Indi­vid­ual counseling	9+ hours/​week Typ­i­cal­ly 3 groups per week Indi­vid­ual counseling

• Typ­i­cal length of stay is 10 – 12 weeks

• Ado­les­cent groups incor­po­rate both absti­nence and harm reduc­tion approaches
• Groups meet three times per week, plus 1 – 2 hours of indi­vid­ual coun­sel­ing per week.
• Par­ent sup­port groups meet twice per month

Group Ther­a­py and Recov­ery Groups

The road to recov­ery from sub­stance use dis­or­der is dif­fer­ent for every per­son. Work­ing with both youth and adults, Ken­neth Young Cen­ter offers both indi­vid­ual and group clin­i­cal behav­ioral health ser­vices and sup­port groups to pro­vide indi­vid­u­al­ized care to each per­son. Clients can par­tic­i­pate in both pro­grams or whichev­er fits their recov­ery goals and needs.

We pro­vide both Group Ther­a­py and Sup­port Groups rang­ing from Co-occur­ring groups to SMART Recov­ery. Learn about our treat­ment and recov­ery groups

Co-occur­ring Services

We are proud to pro­vide an inte­grat­ed approach to co-occur­ring men­tal health and sub­stance use issues, rec­og­niz­ing the impor­tance of address­ing both togeth­er in order to best serve the whole person.

Harm Reduc­tion

At Ken­neth Young Cen­ter we acknowl­edge that an absti­nence-based mod­el of recov­ery works for some peo­ple but not every­one. We do not want con­tin­ued use to be a bar­ri­er to engag­ing in treat­ment. Absti­nence from sub­stances is not a require­ment to seek help with us.

We pro­vide the fol­low­ing harm-reduc­tion supplies:

• Nalox­one (edu­ca­tion and distribution)
• Drug Test­ing strips
• Con­dom and Lube Distribution
• HIV Test­ing and PrEP education

To learn more about our harm reduc­tion in prac­tice and sup­plies vis­it the Harm Reduc­tion page:

Sched­ule an Assessment

To sched­ule a sub­stance use assess­ment or to get more information

Please call 847−524−8800 ext. 136 or email our team at suprservices@​kennethyoung.​org.

Please leave us a voice­mail mes­sage and a mem­ber of KYC’s staff will return your call as quick­ly as possible.

If this is an emer­gency, please call 911.

Whether for a short-term sup­port or long-term ther­a­py, KYC is here to sup­port clients regard­less of their abil­i­ty to pay for services. 

Pri­vate insur­ance and Med­ic­aid plans are accept­ed. Slid­ing scale fees are available.

To learn about our Good Faith Esti­mate pol­i­cy for ser­vices, click here.