Family Service & Community Mental Health Center

Meeting the changing needs of behavioral healthcare

Our Mission
Family Service and Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County, as a comprehensive behavioral healthcare provider, endeavors to enhance the ability of our consumers to develop solutions to their problems. A wide array of high quality professional services are available to focus on the strengths of individuals, families, and communities with the goal of improved problem solving, increased capacity to function, and a higher quality of life.

Featured Topics

	Addictions: Alcohol and Substance Abuse. People who become addicted to alcohol/drugs are gradually introduced and desensitized to them over a period of time. More...
	Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder causes people to swing between extreme, severe and typically sustained mood states which affect their energy levels, attitudes, behavior and ability to function. More...
	Depression: Major Depression & Unipolar Varieties. We provide a comprehensive overview of the unipolar mood disorders with an emphasis on the causes of and treatments for Major Depression. More...
	Schizophrenia. We provide a comprehensive overview of the nature and treatment of Schizophrenia, a brain disease associated with psychosis (hallucinations and delusions), and disorganized behavior. More...
	Suicide. We provide a comprehensive overview of Suicide, addressing the nature of suicide, what to do if you are suicidal, and how to help friends or family members who are suicidal. More...

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Featured Articles

It's a Jungle Out There
"The 18th Annual Children's Health & Safety Fair will be on August 6, 2008 at McHenry County College. The fair starts at 9:00 am and runs through 4:00 pm. There will be door prizes, entertainment, school physicals by appointment, reduced cost immunizations, and dental exams. " More...

Providing Hope and Help to Youth and Their Families
"Family Service has been providing comprehensive behavioral health services to youth and their families since the agency first opened its doors in 1960. At that time the center employed one part-time Child and Adolescent psychiatrist and two Child and Adolescent counselors. Today, Family Service employs over forty-five staff who provide services to youth and their families through a variety of programs! " More...

Family Service Receives Early Childhood Mental Health Training Grant
"Family Service & Community Mental Health Center recently announced that their agency had been awarded a grant of $35,000.00 through the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership. " More...

Think Before You Speak
"When using "people first" language, the emphasis is placed on the person, not the disability. It is only important to refer to the person’s disability if it is relevant to the conversation or situation. Disability should not be the primary, defining characteristic or an individual, but merely one aspect of the whole person. " More...

Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
"Chances are that either you or someone you know has been sexually abused as a child. Currently, it is estimated that one out of three women and one of six men have been the victim of unwanted sexual contact before the age of twenty-one. " More...

GoodSearch
"It's simple. You use www.GoodSearch.com like any other search engine — the site is powered by Yahoo! — but each time you do, money is generated for Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County." More...

Joint Commission
"The Joint Commission presides over a growing, national, comparative performance measurement database that can inform internal health care organization quality improvement activities, external accountability, pay for performance programs and advance research. " More...

Family Service
4100 Veterans Parkway
McHenry,IL 60050
815-385-6400