Health and Wellness

How we help you and your child depends on your specific preferences and needs, but care coordination is always at the heart of how we help.

We will assign your family a Care Coordinator. Our Care Coordinators draw on the knowledge and expertise of our entire network and 85-year history to serve your family. 

Care Coordinators can help your child with:
- Access to diagnostic tests, referrals to specialized care providers, providing resources/information, answering insurance questions, coordinating care plans, communicating with other providers, financial support and transition support. 

Link to the Transition Toolkit: 

https://dscc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/91-TRANSITION-TOOLKIT-WEB.pdf

The SASS initiative is a cooperative partnership between the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and the Department of Human Services (DHS). The development of the tri-department SASS program created a single, statewide system to serve children experiencing a mental health crisis whose care will require public funding from one of the three agencies. This program features a single point of entry (Crisis And Referral Entry Service, CARES) for all children entering the system and ensures that children receive crisis services in the most appropriate setting. 

If you are in need of SASS Services or experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact the CARES line at 1-800-345-9049 or go to your nearest Emergency Room. 

**Credit to the Washington County IDHS Office website for the following link:

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics: Follow the link below to locate services in your area.

https://hfs.illinois.gov/medicalclients/maternalandchildhealth/outpatient.html

IDHS offices can support and assist individuals with obtaining food stamps/SNAP benefits, Link Card benefits, cash assistance and medical assistance to individuals with disabilities, assist with processing Medicaid applications, provide specialized information and referrals to other agencies and assisting with processing TANF applications. 

Further information and eligibility requirements for individual programs can be found on the following website: 

https://mo211.myresourcedirectory.com/index2.php?option=com_cpx&task=resource&id=3845886&view=send&method=print

IDHS office in Washington County provides a wider array of services and links to information for further resources, including: 

• Women's, Child and Reproductive Health Services

• Well Child Visits

• Social-Emotional Development tools

• Immunizations

• Lead, Hearing and Vision Screenings

• Dental and oral health care

• Prenatal, perinatal and post-natal services

• Mental Health Supports

Website Link for Services/Additional Info:

https://hfs.illinois.gov/medicalclients/maternalandchildhealth/outpatient/washingtoncounty.html

Community Resource Center (CRC) offers a variety of mental health services to area communities. 

Adult, child/adolescent, psychiatric and crisis services are available, including counseling (individual and group), prescribing of medication and monitoring of medications, as well as family counseling and counseling specific to various areas of concern 

The Pregnancy Care Clinic exist to support and give hope to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit outreach ministry serving Salem and Centralia IL and surrounding areas since 1991. Through compassionate care, education, counseling and practical support we equip teens, women, couples, and families who are facing the challenge of unintended pregnancy as well as offer hope and healing to those suffering from the heartbreak of a past abortion.