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Thriving Thursday's, facilitated by a group of mental health professionals, aims to provide participants with a safe space to explore, expound, and engage in wellness practices. Thriving Thursday's is a free virtual mental wellness program that creatively introduces mental health concepts and self-exploration activities to participants through art, music, and movement.
New Directions at Anixter Center offers expert linkage and referral care coordination for youth aged 8 to 17 who are experiencing an emotional issue or mental health concern and are involved or at risk of involvement with the justice system. Direct services provided: Mental health screenings & assessments, developing a wellness plan, supporting youth in the court process, and community reintegration.

Services

Mental Health Self Management Programs
General Mental Health Screening
Juvenile Diversion
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago provides a Wellness Through Creativity Group to explore using various mediums like art, music and poetry to connect with themselves and others. All wellness classes are free, safe, and confidential places to talk things through with others who understand, and are led by people who have had similar experiences too.
Provides therapeutic and case management supports to persons with mental illness in their homes and community-based settings, at times and locations that reasonably accommodate the individual's and family's needs. CSTs provide intensive, community-based services and supports, designed to assist people with the management of symptoms so they can develop stability and independence. The CSTs aim to decrease hospitalizations and crisis episodes, increase community tenure and independent functioning, and promote social contact, personal satisfaction, and autonomy.
- Crisis Residential: A short-term program available for adults experiencing an acute mental health crisis. This program offers a safe environment for crisis stabilization and links clients to additional resources. - Supported Housing: Works with individuals with mental health symptoms that have impacted their ability to live independently. This program works with clients to improve their independent living skills to eventually return to the community.