Dual Diagnosis Rehab Centers in Chicago

What does dual diagnosis treatment involve in Chicago?

Dual diagnosis treatment in Chicago means one care team works on addiction and mental health together, so a person is not sent back and forth between separate clinics. Programs describe integrated care in different ways, so it helps to ask a few questions before choosing one.

Does the program do a psychiatric assessment on site? Can a prescriber on staff manage psychiatric medication alongside any medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder? Is there one treatment plan for both conditions? Is care trauma-informed? Answers to those questions show how closely the two sides of care are linked.

Illinois licensing is worth checking as well. The Illinois Department of Human Services licenses addiction treatment programs through its prevention and recovery division, and a Chicago program may hold only that license and refer people elsewhere for psychiatric care. Ask which Illinois licenses the program holds, and look on the listing for Joint Commission or CARF accreditation.

People living with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can also compare serious mental illness programs in Chicago. Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids may need medical supervision, so ask how a program manages it before stopping. In a crisis or when self-harm is on someone’s mind, 988 takes calls and texts, and 911 handles emergencies.

Which levels of care do Chicago programs list for co-occurring conditions?

Chicago listings for co-occurring conditions cover several levels of care: withdrawal management, residential care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and standard outpatient. Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids can need medical supervision, so ask intake staff how the program handles it before stopping any of these. Some listings show methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone offered alongside psychiatric medications.

Anyone thinking about self-harm or in crisis can call or text 988, or call 911 in an emergency.

Every listed Chicago program for this need sits within 25 miles of a river, a median of 3.9 miles away, most often the South Branch Chicago River. Chicago Midway International is the nearest major airport for about four in five of them, a median of 7.5 miles away. Many West Side and South Side programs are along CTA bus corridors rather than right on the ‘L’.

Does Illinois Medicaid cover co-occurring treatment in Chicago?

Illinois Medicaid can pay for co-occurring care at Chicago programs that accept it, so check the payment details on each listing. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services runs the program and covers adults 19 to 64 under the ACA expansion. In Cook County, HealthChoice Illinois plans include Aetna Better Health of Illinois, Blue Cross Community Health Plans, Meridian, Molina and CountyCare, which serves Cook County only. Listings also show Medicare, private insurance, self-pay and sliding scale fees where a program reports them. Read more about Medicaid-accepting programs.

Chicago Department of Public Health mental health centers in Englewood, Greater Grand/Mid-South, Greater Lawn, Lawndale and North River are free to city residents. These centers can be a starting point for the mental health side of care. The state’s opioid and substance helpline is another route. City and county health pages list it at 833-234-6343.

Cook County criminal cases may lead to a referral through the Circuit Court’s drug treatment courts, called RAP, WRAP and ACT, held at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

For co-occurring programs across Illinois, see dual diagnosis rehab in Illinois, or go back to all Chicago listings.